Spooling Directories (System Administration Guide: Solaris Printing)

System Administration Guide: Solaris Printing

Spooling Directories

Files queued for printing are stored in the /var/spool/lp directory until they are printed, which might be only seconds. The following table shows the contents of the /var/spool/lp directory.

Table 11–8 Contents of the /var/spool/lp Directory


File	Type	Description
`SCHEDLOCK`	File	Lock file for the scheduler. Check for this file if the scheduler terminates and will not restart.
`admins`	Directory	Link to `/etc/lp.`
`bin`	Directory	Link to `/usr/lib/lp/bin.`
`logs`	Link	Link to `../lp/logs` where completed print requests are logged.
`model`	Link	Link to `/usr/lib/lp/model.`
`requests`	Directory	Directory that contains subdirectories for each configured printer where print requests are logged until printed. Users cannot access this log.
`system`	Directory	A print status file for the system.
`temp`	Link	Link to `/var/spool/lp/tmp/hostname`, which contains the spooled requests.
`tmp`	Directory	Directory for each configured printer where print requests are logged until printed. Changes to existing print requests are also recorded in this directory.