checkpc8

Usage

Overview

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 (:af).

-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).

-T serial-line

set process name and start feature test

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/lprng/lpd.conf	LPRng configuration file
${HOME}/.printcap	user printer description file
/etc/printcap	printer description file
/etc/lprng/lpd.perms	permissions
/var/run/lprng/lpd	lock file for queue control
/var/spool/lpd		spool directories
/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

Diagnostics

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.