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UNIX Host Setup LPR
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The rlpconf command will ask a series of questions and create a printcap entry for the specified
queue. The process is shown in the following figure.
Figure 10-12: Configuring the Remote Printer
When prompted for the queue name, keep in mind that it must match the service name on the
print server. If you’d like to change the queue name at a later point, manually edit the printcap file.
To print to this queue, normal lp syntax is used (see Figure 10-8 ).
10.2.5 LPR on Sun Solaris Hosts
The following commands configure a BSD print queue on a Solaris 2.3 system. These commands
require that you are the superuser and in the bourne shell.
Figure 10-13: Creating a BSD Print Queue
NOTE: Due to problems in the Solaris queueing system, LPR is not reliable on Solaris
machines. Users with Solaris hosts should use the RTEL software provided by Dig-
ital.
Remote Printing Configuration
Enter information for remote printers or local printers accepting re-
mote printing requests
Please enter the printer name (q to quit): MPS_
xxxxxx_P1
Is printer MPS_xxxxxx_P1 a remote printer or a local printer? (r/l) r
Please enter the name of the remote host that MPS_
xxxxxx_P1 is attached
to: host_name
The MPS_ xxxxxx_P1 is connected to host RP_PRT.
Is this correct? (y/n) y
Would you like this to be the sys.default printer? (y/n) y
Make sure your hostname appears in host_name’s /etc/hosts.equivor or /
etc/hosts:lpd file.
Make sure MPS_
xxxxxx_P1 appears in /etc/printcap (in BSD format).
Make sure MPS_
xxxxxx_P1 has a spool directory on RP_PRT.
Putting the_printer in printer description file and creating spool di-
rectory... done
Updating LP information... done
# /usr/lib/lpsystem -t bsd MPS_
xxxxxx_P1
# /usr/lib/lpadmin -p RP_PRT _s MPS_
xxxxxx_P1!RP_serv
# /usr/lib/accept RP_PRT
# enable RP_PRT