man xtlpd (8): LPD protocol server

SYNOPSIS

xtlpd ctrlfile

DESCRIPTION

xtlpd provides a terminal server interface to receive incoming jobs from LPD protocol clients and direct them to GNUspool.

The argument is the control file.

DIAGNOSTICS

xtlpd generates any appropriate diagnostics on standard error.

EXIT CODES

xtlpd forks off as a daemon process and hence it should return with an exit code of zero. Initial checks may cause it to exit with other exit codes as follows:

1.: Usage error, invalid option etc.
2.: Cannot open control file.
3.: Errors in control file.
4.: No spool directory specified in control file.
5.: Cannot open spool directory.
6.: Cannot create log file.
7.: Cannot initialise network.

FILES

xtlpd-ctrl standard control file

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

AUTHOR

John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.