System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration

LP Print Service Directories

The files of the LP print service are distributed among seven directories, as shown in the following table.

Table 8–1 Directories for the LP Print Service

Directory 

Contents 

/usr/bin

The LP print service user commands 

/etc/lp

A hierarchy of LP server configuration files 

/usr/share/lib

The terminfo database directory

/usr/lib/print

The lp conversion scripts, in.lpd daemon and the printd daemon. The printd daemon transfers all pending jobs in the/var/spool/print directory once per minute. When there are no jobs remaining to transfer, it exits

/usr/sbin

The LP print service administrative commands 

/usr/lib/lp

The LP daemons; directories for binary files and PostScript filters; and the model directory (which contains the standard printer interface program)

/var/lp/logs

The logs for LP activities: lpsched.n – Messages from lpsched and requests.n – Information about completed print requests

/var/spool/lp

The spooling directory where files are queued for printing 

/var/spool/print

The LP print service client-side request staging area