CHKPRINTCAP(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual CHKPRINTCAP(8)
NAME
chkprintcap - check validity of entries in the print spooler database
SYNOPSIS
chkprintcap [-d] [-f printcap]
DESCRIPTION
The chkprintcap utility scans a printcap(5) database (named by the
printcap argument, or by default /etc/printcap), looking for entries
which are invalid in one way or another. The following checks are
currently implemented:
1. `tc=' references were properly expanded
2. `tc=' references did not form a loop
3. No two printers share the same spool directory (`sd='
capability).
The chkprintcap utility exits with a status equal to the number of errors
encountered before processing stopped. (In some cases, processing can
stop before the entire file is scanned.)
If the -d flag is given, chkprintcap will attempt to create any missing
spool directories, giving them `u=rwx,go=rx' (0755) mode, group `daemon',
and the owner specified by the `du=' capability in the database (default
1, which corresponds to user `daemon').
SEE ALSO
lpr(1), printcap(5), lpd(8)
AUTHORS
The chkprintcap utility was written by Garrett A. Wollman
<
[email protected]>.
BUGS
Not enough sanity-checking is done. At a minimum, the ownership and mode
of the spool directories should also be checked. Other parameters whose
value could cause lpd(8) to fail should be diagnosed.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 November 30, 1997 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8