Printronix Integrated Network Interface Card manual Manual LPR/LPD Host Setup

Manual LPR/LPD Host Setup

2.Create the spool directory specified by the sd= entry in the printcap entry for this printer.

Example:

touch /usr/spool/lpd/ P5000

3.Create the log and account files specified by the lf= and af= entries in the printcap entry for this printer.

Example:

touch /usr/spool/lpd/P5000/log touch /usr/spool/lpd/P5000/acct

4.Change permissions and ownership on the spool directory and everything within it.

Example:

chmod -R g+rwX,o+rX /usr/spool/lpd/ P5000 chmod -R daemon.daemon /usr/spool/lpd/ P5000

5.Start the printer daemon for this new printer. Example:

lpc start P5000

You now have a new printer which relies on LPR/LPD to print to a NIC printer. Use the following command to test printing:

Syntax:

lpr -Pprintername filename

Example:

lpr -P P5000 /etc/hosts

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