Apple 12/600PS manual Make an entry to each user’s /etc/printcap file

2Make an entry to each user’s /etc/printcap file.

You can add printcap options as you like. (To see the available options, look at your system’s man page for printcap.) Each entry should be similar in form to the following:

local_print_queue_name[description_of_printer]:\ :lp=:mx#0:rm=printer_IP_name:\ :rp=rlocal_print_queue_name:\ :sd=path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory:\ :lf=path_to_this_queue’s_log_file:

Fill in the parameters in italics as follows:

m Replace local_print_queue_name with the queue name the user should use to reference the printer. Typically, queue names indicate the location of the printer and what sort of files it should be used for.

m Replace description_of_printer with a comment describing the printer.

m Replace printer_IP_name with the IP name you assigned to the printer in “Step 3: Assigning an IP Address to the Printer,” earlier in this chapter.

m Replace rlocal_print_queue_name with the queue name the user should use to reference the local printer.

m Replace path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory with the pathname of the unique directory created for this queue.

m Replace path_to_this_queue’s_log_file with the unique pathname of the file where error information from the lpd command will be logged.

Here’s an example of a printcap entry that allow users to print both text and other files to the same printer:

Example

KeithsLW[LaserWriter_12_600_PS]:\

:lp=:mx#0:rm=LaserWriterFloor2:\

:rp=raw:\

:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/KeithsLW:\

:lf=/usr/spool/lpd/printerlog

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