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4
Go to the shell prompt and create a spool directory for the printer,
if the directory doesn’t already exist. To do this, type the follow-
ing commands:
mkdir
spool_directory
chown
daemon
spool_directory
chgrp
daemon
spool_directory
chmod
775
spool_directory
where:
spool_directory
is specified in the /etc/printcap file by the
sd=
option.
(Example:
/usr/spool/lpd/lj3ps)
5
Enable queuing for the printer by typing the following command:
lpc enable
printer
where:
printer
is the local printer specified in the /etc/printcap file (for
example: lj3ps )
6
Enable printing by typing the following command:
lpc
start
printer
where:
PRINTER is the local printer specified in the /etc/printcap file
(lj3ps in the printcap sample)
7
Test the configuration by typing:
ping
host
lpr
-P
printer
file
where:
host
is the name of the NetportExpress print server as it appears
in the /etc/hosts file.
printer
is the name of the printer queue.
file
is the name of a file.
