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❒ Each entry is separated into several fields by colons. Each entry begins
with a colon, followed by the entry, and then ends with a colon, a back
slash, and finally a return.
❒ The first line of the field is the name of the printer. Use this name when log-
ging on to a network printer from a workstation. You can define several
different names by separating each name with the “|” character.
❒ The second and following lines contain the printer's attributes. Attributes
are represented by two-character names referred to as capabilities. For
more information about capabilities, see the following table:
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❖ Making the spool directory
Create a spool directory under /var/spool/lpd. The name of the spool direc-
tory should be the name of the printer followed by “d”.
Note
❒ The spool directory is used to control print job data. For example, when a
print job is created, a temporary copy of the data used is created in the
spool directory. All workstations accessing the network printer need to
have a network printer spool directory.
❒ A spool directory should be made for every network printer listed in the
/etc/printcap file.
❒ The spool directory should normally be made under /var/spool/lpd and
the name should match that listed under the “sd” capability in /etc/print-
cap. Change the owner and group of the directory to “root” and “lp”. The
following examples show how to make a /var/spool/lpd/npd spool di-
rectory:
# cd /var/spool/lpd
# mkdir npd
# chown root npd
# chgrp lp npd
Capability Explanation Value required for the network
printer.
rm Host name of the printer. The host name registered with the
/etc/hosts file.
rp Optional specification. “lp” will be
assigned, if the option is not used.
Select options for printing. For
more information about available
options, see p.19 “Specifying the
Device Option”.
sd Path name of the spool directory. Path name of the spool directory to
be created.
lf Path name of the log file. Path name of the log file. For ex-
ample /var/log/lpd-errs.
mx Maximum file size which the di-
rectory can copy. When set to 0, the
size is unlimited. If nothing is en-
tered, the size is set to 1024 k.
None, or something suitable.