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CHECKPC
!!!CHECKPC
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
ANNOYING FEATURES
FILES
SEE ALSO
DIAGNOSTICS
HISTORY
AUTHOR
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!!NAME


checkpc - check out the printcap database
!!SYNOPSIS


__checkpc__ [[ __-aflprsCV__ ] [[ __-A age[[DHMS]__ ]
[[ __-D debugflags__ ] [[ __-P printer__ ] [[ __-t
size[[kM]__ ]
!!DESCRIPTION


__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/lprng/lpd.conf                          LPRng configuration file
${HOME}/.printcap                            user printer description file
/etc/lprng/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
!!SEE ALSO


lpd.conf(5), lpc(8), lpd(8), lpr(1), lpq(1), lprm(1),
printcap(5), lpd.perms(5), pr(1).
!!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.
!!HISTORY


LPRng is a enhanced printer spooler system with
functionality similar to the Berkeley LPR software. The
LPRng mailing list is lprng@lprng.com; subscribe by sending
mail to lprng-request@lprng.com with the word subscribe in
the body. The software is available from
ftp://ftp.lprng.com/pub/LPRng.
!!AUTHOR


Patrick Powell
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