Re: Printer accounting/monitoring

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From: Drew Gonzi
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 14:04

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greimann@pecan.cns.udel.edu (J. Brandon Greimann) writes:

>	I was wondering if there is any way on the NeXT to monitor and/or
>regulate printer use?  Basically, I want to be able to keep a log of who
>uses the printer and how many pages the documents are.  If possible, I'd
>also like to be able to regulate who is allowed to use the printer.  Any
>help on this would be appreciated...

	Sure ....  Read the man page on printcap(5).  One of the things
you can specify is a flag: ...:af account_file:  Basically if this
file exists and is writable, Every file printed on the printer will be logged
after completion of the job.

	The entries are in the format:

	#pages host:user

	Unfortunately, there is no timestamp.
-- 
Drew Gonczi         
Systems Analyst I
Office of Information Technology
drew.gonczi@oit.gatech.edu

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