podd(1M)

NAME
     podd - Printer Object Database (POD) server

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/etc/podd [-d] [-l lifetime]

DESCRIPTION
     podd is the server for programs using the Printer Object Database
     library, libpod(3), to obtain remote printer information.

     podd is an RPC based server that is started by inetd(1M).  When a libpod
     standard function is called to provide information about a remote
     printer, the function makes an RPC call to the podd server on the remote
     system. The server then issues the appropriate libpod local function call
     to obtain the requested information and returns it to the RPC client.

     inetd listens for libpod RPC calls for the program number specified by
     "sgi_pod" in the /etc/rpc file. When a request is made, podd is started
     by inetd as specified by the file /etc/inetd.conf.

OPTIONS
     The following command-line options may be specified:

     -d   Runs the server in debugging mode. Debugging information will be
          sent to the console.

     -l lifetime
          Specifies that the server should terminate after lifetime seconds of
          inactivity. By default lifetime is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

DIAGNOSTICS
     Normal server operation produces no diagnostic output. If an error
     occurs, error messages will be written to standard error. Debugging
     information will be written to /dev/console if the -d option is
     specified.

FILES
     /etc/rpc          RPC program number database
     /etc/inetd.conf   inetd configuration file

SEE ALSO
     libpod(3), inetd(1M), rpc(3R), rpc(4).