B e r k e l e y U N I X H o s t C o n f i g u r a t i o n
Berkeley UNIX host computers include Linux, Digital Equipment Corporation Digital UNIX, OSF/1, and ULTRIX; Compaq Tru64 UNIX; SunOS (not Solaris), SCO UNIX; and many others. Sun Solaris, HP/UX, IBM AIX users should skip to the appropriate sections later in this manual.
♦Do not use the Linux
♦SCO UNIX users should use the rlpconf command to create a printer and automatically configure the /etc/printcap file (you will still need to edit the /etc/hosts file). Enter the print server's service name (PXRxxxxxx_P1) as the name of the printer (refer to the print server
1. Edit the /etc/hosts file: (or equivalent local host table). For example:
192.189.207.33 pxrprinter
2. Edit the printcap file: An example of a typical entry in the printcap file is:
PaxarPrinter:\
:lp=:\
:rm=PXR:\ :rp=BINARY_P1:\ :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/PaxarPrinter:
"PaxarPrinter" is the queuename.
"PXR" matches the name in the hosts file.
"BINARY_P1" is the print server's service name.
Note: Use TEXT_P1 instead of BINARY_P1 for text files."sd" is the spool directory.
Management Methods