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CHAPTER 12 UNIX PRINTING
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Sun Solaris 2.x Configuration
Sun Solaris 2.x uses the lpsystem and lpadmin programs for remote printer
configuration:
lpsystem -t bsd prnservername
lpadmin -p queue -s prnservername!prnserverservice
accept queue (not required on newer Solaris
systems)
enable queue (not required on newer Solaris
systems)
Where queue is the name of the local print queue.
prnservername is the name of the Print / Fax server (must match the entry in
the /etc/hosts file or IP address).
prnserverservice is the Print / Fax server BINARY_P1 or TEXT_P1
service.
If this is the first printer configured, you must also use the lpsched command
prior to the accept command.
As an alternative, you may use Printer Manager in the Admintool utility under
OpenWindows. Select Edit, Add, and Add Access to Remote Printer. Then enter
the Print / Fax server name in the format
prnservername!\prnserverservice as described above. Make sure
that the Printer Server OS is set to BSD (the default setting), and click Add.
Note that we recommend that you use the /etc/hosts file for the printer name
rather than NIS or other name services. Also note that due to a bug in the Sun lpd
implementation on Solaris 2.4 and earlier releases, you may experience problems
printing very long print jobs. If this is the case, a workaround is to use the raw
TCP port software as described later in this chapter.