Checkpc
is used to check for the existence and correct permissions of entries
in the
printcap
database.
It is useful when installing a new printcap database and cleaning up
existing printer spoolers.
-a
Do not create accounting files (:lf).
-c
Print verbose configuration information.
-f
The fix flag will cause the checkpc program create and fix
various files and permissions.
It does this in a simple minded manner,
and the program may have to be run several times until all permissions
are correct.
It also reports in extremely verbose details its actions.
-l
Do not create log files (:lf).
-p
Print verbose printcap information.
Useful if interested in the printcap values.
-r
remove junk or job files older than the age set by -A.
You must set the age to a non-zero value otherwise no files are removed.
-s
Do not create filter status files (:ps).
-A Age[DHMS]
Report junk or job files older than age.
The age time can have a suffix
days (D)
hours (H),
minutes (M),
or
seconds (S);
default is days.
-D debugflags
Run the program with debugging flags.
See the LPRng HOWTO for details of the flags actions.
-V
Verbose mode.
-P printer
Process only the specified print queue.
-t size[kM]
Truncate log files (:lf) to the specified size in Kbytes
or Mbytes (default is Mbytes).
ANNOYING FEATURES
If the
-f
(fix)
option is specified and you do not run this as root,
it will complain,
but attempt to carry out the operations.
This will lead to a large number of failures reports
if the ownership and/or permissions are incorrect.
FILES
The files used by LPRng are set by values in the
printer configuration file and by configuration options.
The following are a commonly used set of default values.
/etc/lpd.conf LPRng configuration file
or /usr/local/etc/lpd.conf
/etc/printcap printer description file
or /usr/local/etc/printcap
/etc/lpd.perms printer permissions
or /usr/local/etc/lpd.perms
/var/spool/lpd spool directories
/var/spool/lpd/queue/lock lock file for queue control
/var/spool/lpd/queue/control queue control
/var/spool/lpd/queue/log trace or debug log file
/var/spool/lpd/queue/acct accounting file
/var/spool/lpd/queue/status status file
Most of the diagnostics are self explanatory.
If you are puzzled over the exact cause of failure,
set the debugging level on (-D5) and run again.
The debugging information will
help you to pinpoint the exact cause of failure.
HISTORY
LPRng is a enhanced printer spooler system
with functionality similar to the Berkeley LPR software.
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The software is available from ftp://ftp.astart.com/pub/LPRng.
