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 no jobs are remaining to transfer, it exits.

/usr/sbin

The LP print service administrative commands 

/usr/lib/lp

The lpsched program, binary files, PostScript filters, and the model directory, which contains the standard printer interface program.

/var/lp/logs

LP log files such as lpsched.n, which includes messages from lpsched and requests.n, which includes 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