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Appendix Chapter 12

12 UNIX Configuration

5The script automatically starts the daemon for the newly configured printer. At this time, the script displays the path you should use if you ever need to restart the daemon.

Example:

/usr/nic/lpr_print /dev/nic/<printer name> print- fast 10001 &

The above example reflects the name supplied to the script earlier.

After the installation script is complete, you must then configure the printer and make it known to the lp system. The HP-UX lp system uses the lpad- min command used to configure a printer. There is no /etc/printcap file. The following are the commands used for printer configuration.

lpadmin -p<printer name> -v /dev/nic/<printer name>

enable <printer name>

accept <printer name>

You can also use other options in the lpadmin command. See your system documentation for details.

Note

The printer name must be the same as the one you specified during Network Card installation. HP also provides the sam program, which can be used to configure the printer.

If you use sam, make all specifications just as if the printer were connect- ed directly to /dev/lprinter/<printer name>.

The software installed with your HP system should be sufficient to satisfy most printing needs. HP supplies ASCII-to-PostScript filters that are in- voked automatically whenever PostScript is specified as the content type. The HP-UX lp system also supplies interface scripts that generate Post- Script banners. When necessary, you can use the lpfilter command to de- fine new filters and content types. The installation provides you with the full power and flexibility of the lp print service, and the fact that you are printing across the network is totally transparent.

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