Oki 7300e manual Register the printer in the /etc/printcap file

4.Register the printer in the /etc/printcap file.

Example: for host name C7400, to create a queue called C7400_lp

C7400_lp: \

:lp=:rm=C7400:rp=lp:\

:sd=/usr/spool/C7400_lp:\

:lf=/usr/spool/C7400_lp/C7400_lp_errs:

C7400_lp The name of the printer queue

lp: The name of the device used to connect to the printer. Does not need to be specified for a remote machine.

rm: The name of the host of the remote printer. This should be the same as the name added to the /etc/ hosts file.

rp: The name of the printer on the remote printer. It should be lp.

sd: The spool directory. Give the absolute path.

lf: The error log file. Give the absolute path.

5.Create the spool directory and error log file.

Example: for spool Directory C7400_lp and Error Log file C7400_lp_errs

#mkdir /usr/spool/C7400_lp

#touch /usr/spool/C7400_lp/7400_lp_errs

#chown –R daemon /usr/spool/C7400_lp

#chgrp –R # daemon /usr/spool/C7400_lp

6.Check that lpd (printer daemon) is activated.

#ps aux grep lpd

7.If lpd is not running, you can start it by logging in as superuser and executing

#/usr/lib/lpd &

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