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diff --git a/docs/docbook/manpages/testprns.1.sgml b/docs/docbook/manpages/testprns.1.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cd99494a9a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/manpages/testprns.1.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN"> +<refentry id="testprns"> + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>testprns</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> +</refmeta> + + +<refnamediv> + <refname>testprns</refname> + <refpurpose>check printer name for validity with smbd</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>testprns</command> + <arg choice="req">printername</arg> + <arg choice="opt">printcapname</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsect1> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + + <para>This tool is part of the <ulink url="samba.7.html"> + Samba</ulink> suite.</para> + + <para><command>testprns</command> is a very simple test program + to determine whether a given printer name is valid for use in + a service to be provided by <ulink url="smbd.8.html"><command> + smbd(8)</command></ulink>. </para> + + <para>"Valid" in this context means "can be found in the + printcap specified". This program is very stupid - so stupid in + fact that it would be wisest to always specify the printcap file + to use. </para> + +</refsect1> + + +<refsect1> + <title>OPTIONS</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>printername</term> + <listitem><para>The printer name to validate.</para> + + <para>Printer names are taken from the first field in each + record in the printcap file, single printer names and sets + of aliases separated by vertical bars ("|") are recognized. + Note that no validation or checking of the printcap syntax is + done beyond that required to extract the printer name. It may + be that the print spooling system is more forgiving or less + forgiving than <command>testprns</command>. However, if + <command>testprns</command> finds the printer then + <command>smbd</command> should do so as well. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>printcapname</term> + <listitem><para>This is the name of the printcap file within + which to search for the given printer name. </para> + + <para>If no printcap name is specified <command>testprns + </command> will attempt to scan the printcap file name + specified at compile time. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> +</refsect1> + + +<refsect1> + <title>FILES</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><filename>/etc/printcap</filename></term> + <listitem><para>This is usually the default printcap + file to scan. See <filename>printcap (5)</filename>. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> +</refsect1> + + +<refsect1> + <title>DIAGNOSTICS</title> + + <para>If a printer is found to be valid, the message + "Printer name <printername> is valid" will be + displayed. </para> + + <para>If a printer is found to be invalid, the message + "Printer name <printername> is not valid" will be + displayed. </para> + + <para>All messages that would normally be logged during + operation of the Samba daemons are logged by this program to the + file <filename>test.log</filename> in the current directory. The + program runs at debuglevel 3, so quite extensive logging + information is written. The log should be checked carefully + for errors and warnings. </para> + + <para>Other messages are self-explanatory. </para> +</refsect1> + + +<refsect1> + <title>VERSION</title> + + <para>This man page is correct for version 2.2 of + the Samba suite.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <para><filename>printcap(5)</filename>, + <ulink url="smbd.8.html"><command>smbd(8)</command></ulink>, + <ulink url="smbclient.1.html"><command>smbclient(1)</command></ulink> + </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>AUTHOR</title> + + <para>The original Samba software and related utilities + were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed + by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar + to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para> + + <para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. + The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another + excellent piece of Open Source software, available at + <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/"> + ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 + release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for + Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter</para> +</refsect1> + +</refentry> + |