SPOOLSERV(1M) FullPress by Xinet (10/14/99 10.1) SPOOLSERV(1M)
NAME
spoolserv - a print queue information daemon
SYNOPSIS
spoolserv [ -D ] [ -d lev ] [ -a ] [ -u user ] [ -g group ]
[ -m archdir ] [ -f freq ] [ -k days ]
DESCRIPTION
spoolserv responds to queries via its own protocol used to
monitor and manipulate print queues. Currently the only
client application is "Queue Master" for the Macintosh.
This client allows users to check on jobs and move jobs
between print queues, and remove jobs.
The -a -u and -g options control administrator access.
Administrator access allows users to manipulate jobs that
they did not queue, as well as start and stop the queues.
If the -a option is given, all users have administrator
access. If the -u option is given, the specified user can
become administrator. With -g all members of the specified
group can become administrator. With -u and -g the user is
required to type their password on the Mac to gain access.
Typing the root password will always work. These options
can be manipulated from the xktalk GUI.
Another task spoolserv handles is archiving printer
accounting files. Without both the -m and -f options, it
does nothing to printer accounting files. With those two
options, the accounting files for all printers with
accounting enabled are merged and copied to archdir either
daily, weekly or monthly, given freq values of 1, 2 or 3,
respectively. The printer accounting files are truncated
after being copied. The -k option gives the number of days
that the merged accounting files should be kept. The
default for days is 62. Archive files older than the given
day limit are removed.
If the -D option is used, spoolserv stays in the foreground
and prints debugging information about activity. With -d,
the user can control which messages are printed.
FILES
/etc/printcap Printer information
/usr/etc/appletalk/spoolserv The binary.
/usr/etc/appletalk/services Control file that starts
spoolserv, and holds the
spooler configuration.
/usr/adm/appletalk/MacFiles Location of "Queue Master"
client.
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