faxconfig sends messages to a (Fx server process
telling it to install new values for one or more
configuration parameters.
These new values are maintained only for as long as that
server process executes; to setup long-lasting configuration
parameters the appropriate configuration file(s) must be
edited (see
hylafax-config (5)).
faxconfig is especially useful for setting certain configuration parameters
that control the operation of (Fx server processes.
For example, by manipulating the
ModemPriority parameter of one or more
faxgetty(8) processes it is easy to dynamically reconfigure the order in which
(Fx will assign modems to outbound jobs.
If no
modem is specified with the
-m option, then
faxconfig will send messages to the central scheduler process,
faxq(8) . If a
faxgetty process is to be contacted, the specified
modem must be the last component of the character special device
filename the modem is attached to.
Consult the
hylafax-config (5) for the list of configuration parameters that can be set with
faxconfig .
OPTIONS
The following options are available:
-m devid
Direct messages to the
faxgetty process servicing
devid instead of the central scheduler process,
faxq . The
devid is an identifier derived from the name of
the modem's device file; for example
ttym2 for
/dev/ttym2 , term_10 for
/dev/term/10 .
-q dir
Use a spooling area other than
/var/spool/hylafax .
FILES
/var/spool/hylafax default spooling area
/var/spool/hylafax/FIFO fifo for contacting faxq
Consult hylafax-server (5) for a complete discussion of the structure and
content of the spooling area.
