6.2 UNIX Printing
6.Shut down the qdaemon using the command
#stopsrc
7.Edit /usr/lpd/qconfig to change the special file for device <printer_name> from /dev/<printer_name> to /dev/nic/ <printer_name>.
8.Restart the daemon with:
#startsrc
The installation script then will create the named pipe and starts the supplied print daemon using the printer name and NIC information you supplied. Since the AIX System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) will not accept a named pipe as a printer device, the installa- tion script also creates a null character device in /dev/ <printer_name>.
6.2.3.9.1 Virtual Printer Commands
Virtual printers can be added either through SMIT or through the mkvirprt command, entering the device name <printer_name> for configuration purposes. During this process you also select a particu- lar printer type for the new printer, which inherits the set of pre- defined attributes for that printer type. In most cases, this set of attributes will be sufficient, but it can be changed either through SMIT or by using the chvirprt command. If you need more extensive changes on your printer, see the AIX RISC System/6000 documenta- tion for assistance. After the virtual printer has been added, there will be a stanza in /usr/lpd/qconfig for device <printer_name> that looks like the following:
<printer_name>:
file=/dev/<printer_name>
backend=/usr/lpd/piobe
Edit /usr/qconfig and change
file=/dev/<printer_name> to file=/dev/nic/
<printer_name>
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