Siemens V4.0 manual Shared printer resource, Printer spoolers

Introduction to Advanced Server for UNIX Shared resources

Authorized users can assign this shared directory to their clients. The network name of the shared directory (in accordance with DOS naming conventions) \\server1\sf1 is linked on the client to a local drive letter, e.g. j:, using the command net use j : \\server1\sf1.

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The user may have to allow additional drive letters on the client in the configuration file config.sys using the command lastdrive.

The client user can then access the shared directory using the drive letter j:. All attempts to access files (copying files and directories, editing files etc.) made by the user on drive letter

j:are mapped on the file system of the server.

The shared directory can therefore be used by a user or a user group. If several users wish to process a file at the same time, entire files or parts of files can be locked using file locks for the duration of processing. Read and/or write locks are available.

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Older MS-DOS versions or programs are not network-ready, in this case only one user at a time can access a file.

Advanced Server for UNIX maps the interfaces available under the MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT operating systems to UNIX mechanisms in order to manipulate files and directories.

For further information, please refer to the manual entitled “Concepts and Planning” .

2.2.5 Shared printer resource

As an administrator, it is possible to share the printer queues for the network. The administrator can also check the status of the printer queue using the corresponding admin- istration commands and can manipulate the print jobs (delete, for example).

The printout waits in the printer queue and is then printed on a printer connected to the UNIX system or on a printer connected to a specially configured client (shared client printer). For further information, please refer to the chapter entitled “Configuring Advanced Server for UNIX”.

2.2.5.1Printer spoolers

Interfaces for the following spoolers are available for Advanced Server for UNIX:

●Standard spooler (AT&T®high performance interface)

●SPOOL V4.2 (and above) for all Reliant UNIX systems

Please refer to the section “Configuring printers on the UNIX system” for information on how to configure the interface to the spooler.

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