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    Ii 8/25/02 unix printing software administration guide trademarks the following are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Other product names mentioned in this mnanual may also be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Registered trademarks are regi...

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    Contents unix printing software administration and installation guide iii about this guide 1 intended audience ........................................................................................................................................ 1 what you need to know ...............................

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    Iv 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide contents installation prerequisites ............................................................................................................................. 43 super user privileges ............................................

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    Contents unix printing software administration and installation guide v displaying banner options using the lpspr command ........................................................................................83 maintaining banner information in the printer2mdl file ...................................

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    Vi 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide contents.

  • Page 7: Preface

    Unix printing software administration and installation guide p-1 preface about this guide this guide describes the installation and configuration procedures necessary for running unix printing software on the following platforms: • compaq tru64 system • hp/ux system • ibm/aix system • linux system (...

  • Page 8: What You Need to Know

    P-2 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide preface: about this guide what you need to know a working knowledge of the unix platform(s) on which you will be installing, configuring, and using unix printing software is necessary for executing commands on the command line ...

  • Page 9: Conventions

    Conventions unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 p-3 conventions this guide uses the following conventions to emphasize certain information, such as user input and system output. Chapter 6 the two commands (i.E., xlpsprint and lpspr) that let you run the software. Use...

  • Page 10: Customer Support

    P-4 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide preface: about this guide customer support oki data offers several sources of help and information. These include: • your oki data vendor • the internet • okidata technical support your okidata vendor your local oki data vendor...

  • Page 11: Acronyms & Commands

    Acronyms & commands unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 p-5 acronyms & commands this section contains a general list of acronyms and commands found throughout this guide. Table p-3. Acronyms & commands acronym/command definition cli command line interface gui graphic...

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    P-6 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide preface: about this guide mdl2ppd model-to-ppd file. A system file made up of a number of lines with two items on each line. The first item is the printer model name. The second item is the name of its corresponding ppd file. Y...

  • Page 13: System

    Unix printing software administration and installation guide 1-7 1 installing and configuring unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system this chapter contains information for installing and configuring unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system. Topics in this chapter include: • ...

  • Page 14: Lpr and Lp

    1-8 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 1: installing and configuring unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system lpr and lp lpr and lp are two separate commands that are used by xlpsprint and lpspr for sending files to a spooler daemon for printing....

  • Page 15: Installation Prerequisites

    Installation prerequisites unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 1-9 # lp -dcopyroom_40 test2.Txt the -d flag indicates the print queue name for the print job. Installation prerequisites there are several prerequisite tasks that you must complete before you can install...

  • Page 16: Super User Privileges

    1-10 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 1: installing and configuring unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system super user privileges to be a super user (root), follow the instructions below: 1. Type su at the command line. Press return . You will...

  • Page 17: Unarchiving .Tar Files

    Installation prerequisites unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 1-11 # mount -r -t cdfs -o noversion -v /dev/rz4c /mycdrom where -r is read only. Where -t is the file type where cdfs is the cd-rom file system. Where -o noversion invokes the skip version process. Where...

  • Page 18: Unarchiving A .Tar File Kit

    1-12 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 1: installing and configuring unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system unarchiving the master .Tar file to unarchive the master .Tar file, enter the following command at the command line: # tar xvf unprswxx...

  • Page 19: Unix System

    Installing unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 1-13 installing unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system instructions for installing unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system are as follows: 1...

  • Page 20: Tru64 Unix System

    1-14 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 1: installing and configuring unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system deinstalling unix printing software if lpspr_install does not successfully copy all of the files within the kit, you must delete the ex...

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    Configuring unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 1-15 creating print queues for a compaq tru64 unix system each print queue within a unix system corresponds to an internet address of a particular printer. You establ...

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    1-16 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 1: installing and configuring unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system set device pathname: 7. Enter the following pathname: /dev/null the following prompt appears: do you want to capture print job accounti...

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    Configuring unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 1-17 xs ya yd yj yp ys yt da dl it lf lu mi nu or ot ps sd si ss ul xf 12. Enter the symbol: if . Press return . 13. Enter the following command. Press return . # /us...

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    1-18 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 1: installing and configuring unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system 20. Type exit at the command line. Updating the printcap file the final step in configuring a compaq tru64 unix print queue is to remov...

  • Page 25: Using A Banner Page

    Using a banner page unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 1-19 using a banner page a banner page is a lead sheet that can precede a print job. It contains useful information that lets other users who are printing from the same print queue, determine the ownership of a ...

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    1-20 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 1: installing and configuring unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system • a specific input tray for the banner select the “input tray for the banner” option if you want to print the banner pages in tray that...

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    Using a banner page unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 1-21 the following illustrates a typical display of printer dependent options for a printer. [ -rresolution ] :: 1.) 300dpi 2.) 600dpi [ -itray ] :: 1.) upper 2.) middle 3.) lower 4.) optional [ -ssize ] :: 1.) ...

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    1-22 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 1: installing and configuring unix printing software on a compaq tru64 unix system maintaining banner information in the printer2mdl file the printer2mdl map file maintains a list of all the print queues, printer model...

  • Page 29: Software On A Hp/ux System

    Unix printing software administration and installation guide 2-23 2 installing and configuring unix printing software on a hp/ux system this chapter contains information for installing and configuring unix printing software on an hp/ux system. Topics in this chapter include: • “lpr and lp” on page 2...

  • Page 30: Lpr and Lp

    2-24 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 2: installing and configuring unix printing software on a hp/ux system lpr and lp lpr and lp are two separate commands that are used by xlpsprint and lpspr for sending files to a spooler daemon for printing. The lpr co...

  • Page 31: Installation Prerequisites

    Installation prerequisites unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 2-25 # lp -dcopyroom_40 test2.Txt the -d flag indicates the print queue name for the print job. Installation prerequisites there are several prerequisite tasks that you must complete before you can instal...

  • Page 32: Create A Temporary Directory

    2-26 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 2: installing and configuring unix printing software on a hp/ux system 2. Enter the super user password. Press return . Create a temporary directory you must make a temporary directory for the unix printing software ki...

  • Page 33: Unarchiving .Tar Files

    Installation prerequisites unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 2-27 where /mycdrom is the mount point. Determining an hp/ux device file type if you do not know the device file type of your hp/ux system’s cd-rom, enter the following command at the command line: # /usr...

  • Page 34: Unarchiving A .Tar File Kit

    2-28 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 2: installing and configuring unix printing software on a hp/ux system unarchiving the master .Tar file to unarchive the master .Tar file, enter the following command at the command line: # tar xvf unprswxx.Tar refer t...

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    Installation prerequisites unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 2-29 • lpsprodb.Ini • make_model • lpspr_deinstall.

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    2-30 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 2: installing and configuring unix printing software on a hp/ux system installing unix printing software on an hp/ux system instructions for installing unix printing software on an hp/ux system are as follows: 1. Enter...

  • Page 37: System

    Deinstalling unix printing software unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 2-31 deinstalling unix printing software if lpspr_install does not successfully copy all of the files within the kit, you must delete the existing files from the system before reinstalling the so...

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    2-32 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 2: installing and configuring unix printing software on a hp/ux system creating print queues for an hp/ux system each print queue within a unix system corresponds to an internet address of a particular printer. You est...

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    Configuring unix printing software on a hp/ux system unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 2-33 2. Enter a name for the printer model. Press return . Example: printer2 the following prompt appears: enter the name of the printer: 3. Enter a name for the printer. Press r...

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    2-34 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 2: installing and configuring unix printing software on a hp/ux system shutting-down the line printer scheduler lpsched must be shut-down before running the lpadmin command; then turned back on once the lpadmin command...

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    Configuring unix printing software on a hp/ux system unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 2-35 scheduler is running 5. Enter the accept command at the command line to prepare the print queue to accept requests: example: # accept 40_test.

  • Page 42: Using A Banner Page

    2-36 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 2: installing and configuring unix printing software on a hp/ux system using a banner page a banner page is a lead sheet that can precede a print job. It contains useful information that lets other users who are printi...

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    Using a banner page unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 2-37 • a specific input tray for the banner select the “input tray for the banner” option if you want to print the banner pages in tray that is separate from the tray used by the actual print jobs. Displaying ba...

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    2-38 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 2: installing and configuring unix printing software on a hp/ux system the following illustrates a typical display of printer dependent options for a printer. [ -rresolution ] :: 1.) 300dpi 2.) 600dpi [ -itray ] :: 1.)...

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    Using a banner page unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 2-39 maintaining banner information in the printer2mdl file the printer2mdl map file maintains a list of all the print queues, printer model names, and banner page options associated with a specific computer sys...

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    2-40 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 2: installing and configuring unix printing software on a hp/ux system.

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    Unix printing software administration and installation guide 3-41 3 installing and configuring unix printing software on an ibm/aix system this chapter contains information for installing and configuring unix printing software on an ibm/aix system. Topics in this chapter include: • “lpr and lp” on p...

  • Page 48: Lpr and Lp

    3-42 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 3: installing and configuring unix printing software on an ibm/aix system lpr and lp lpr and lp are two separate commands that are used by xlpsprint and lpspr for sending files to a spooler daemon for printing. The lpr...

  • Page 49: Installation Prerequisites

    Installation prerequisites unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 3-43 # lp -dcopyroom_40 test2.Txt the -d flag indicates the print queue name for the print job. Installation prerequisites there are several prerequisite tasks that you must complete before you can instal...

  • Page 50: Create A Temporary Directory

    3-44 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 3: installing and configuring unix printing software on an ibm/aix system 2. Enter the super user password. Press return . Create a temporary directory you must make a temporary directory for the unix printing software...

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    Installation prerequisites unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 3-45 where /mycdrom identifies the mount point for the cd-rom. 3. Once the command successfully executes, you can refer to the device by the mount point, e.G., /mycdrom . Dismount the cd-rom on an ibm/aix...

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    3-46 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 3: installing and configuring unix printing software on an ibm/aix system mount the cd-rom on an ibm/aix system using smit to mount a cd-rom on an ibm/aix system using smit, follow the instructions below: 1. Enter the ...

  • Page 53: Unarchiving .Tar Files

    Installation prerequisites unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 3-47 unarchiving .Tar files there is a master .Tar file (i.E., unprswxx.Tar ) within your software kit that must be unarchived. Inside the master .Tar file is a set of individual .Tar files that must also...

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    3-48 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 3: installing and configuring unix printing software on an ibm/aix system refer to the section, viewing tar file contents to find out how to display the contents of this file. Viewing tar file contents to view the cont...

  • Page 55: System

    Installing unix printing software on an ibm/aix system unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 3-49 installing unix printing software on an ibm/aix system instructions for installing unix printing software on an ibm/aix system are as follows: 1. Enter the following comma...

  • Page 56: System

    3-50 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 3: installing and configuring unix printing software on an ibm/aix system deinstalling unix printing software if lpspr_install does not successfully copy all of the files within the kit, you must delete the existing fi...

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    Configuring unix printing software on an ibm/aix system unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 3-51 creating a print queue for an ibm/aix system to create a print queue for an ibm/aix system, follow the instructions below: 1. From the /tmp/install directory, enter the f...

  • Page 58: Using A Banner Page

    3-52 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 3: installing and configuring unix printing software on an ibm/aix system using a banner page a banner page is a lead sheet that can precede a print job. It contains useful information that lets other users who are pri...

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    Using a banner page unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 3-53 • a specific input tray for the banner select the “input tray for the banner” option if you want to print the banner pages in tray that is separate from the tray used by the actual print jobs. Displaying ba...

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    3-54 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 3: installing and configuring unix printing software on an ibm/aix system the following illustrates a typical display of printer dependent options for a printer. [ -rresolution ] :: 1.) 300dpi 2.) 600dpi [ -itray ] :: ...

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    Using a banner page unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 3-55 maintaining banner information in the printer2mdl file the printer2mdl map file maintains a list of all the print queues, printer model names, and banner page options associated with a specific computer sys...

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    3-56 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 3: installing and configuring unix printing software on an ibm/aix system.

  • Page 63: Software On A Linux System

    Unix printing software administration and installation guide 4-57 4 installing and configuring unix printing software on a linux system this chapter contains information for installing and configuring unix printing software on a linux (alpha or intel) system. Topics in this chapter include: • “lpr a...

  • Page 64: Lpr and Lp

    4-58 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 4: installing and configuring unix printing software on a linux system lpr and lp lpr and lp are two separate commands that are used by xlpsprint and lpspr sending files to a spooler daemon for printing. The lpr comman...

  • Page 65: Installation Prerequisites

    Installation prerequisites unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 4-59 # lp -dcopyroom_40 test2.Txt the -d flag indicates the print queue name for the print job. Installation prerequisites there are several prerequisite tasks that you must complete before you can instal...

  • Page 66: Super User Privileges

    4-60 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 4: installing and configuring unix printing software on a linux system super user privileges to be a super user (root), follow the instructions below: 1. Type su at the command line. Press return . You will be prompted...

  • Page 67: Unarchiving .Tar Files

    Installation prerequisites unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 4-61 unarchiving .Tar files there is a master .Tar file (i.E., unprswxx.Tar ) within your software kit that must be unarchived. Inside the master .Tar file is a set of individual .Tar files that must also...

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    4-62 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 4: installing and configuring unix printing software on a linux system viewing tar file contents to view the contents of the newly unarchived tar file, enter the following command at the command line: # ls -l you shoul...

  • Page 69: Intel) System

    Installing unix printing software on a linux (alpha or intel) system unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 4-63 installing unix printing software on a linux (alpha or intel) system instructions for installing unix printing software on a linux (alpha or intel) system ar...

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    4-64 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 4: installing and configuring unix printing software on a linux system select lpsroot [/opt/lpspr] lpsroot is an upper level directory structure under which rest of the installation code is installed. 2. Press return i...

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    Configuring unix printing software on a linux system unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 4-65 3. Enter a name for the filter. Press return . If the filter name already exists, you will be prompted to overwrite it. If the filter name does not already exist, the follow...

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    4-66 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 4: installing and configuring unix printing software on a linux system running printtool the printtool command creates an entry in /etc/printcap . Refer to the section, “printer to model map file (printer2mdl)” on page...

  • Page 73: Using A Banner Page

    Using a banner page unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 4-67 using a banner page a banner page is a lead sheet that can precede a print job. It contains useful information that lets other users who are printing from the same print queue, determine the ownership of a ...

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    4-68 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 4: installing and configuring unix printing software on a linux system • a specific input tray for the banner select the “input tray for the banner” option if you want to print the banner pages in tray that is separate...

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    Using a banner page unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 4-69 the following illustrates a typical display of printer dependent options for a printer. [ -rresolution ] :: 1.) 300dpi 2.) 600dpi [ -itray ] :: 1.) upper 2.) middle 3.) lower 4.) optional [ -ssize ] :: 1.) ...

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    4-70 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 4: installing and configuring unix printing software on a linux system maintaining banner information in the printer2mdl file the printer2mdl map file maintains a list of all the print queues, printer model names, and ...

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    Unix printing software administration and installation guide 5-71 5 installing and configuring unix printing software on a sun solaris system this chapter contains information for installing unix printing software on a sun solaris system topics in this chapter include: • “lpr and lp” on page 5-72 • ...

  • Page 78: Lpr and Lp

    5-72 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 5: installing and configuring unix printing software on a sun solaris system lpr and lp lpr and lp are two separate commands that are used by xlpsprint and lpspr for sending files to a spooler daemon for printing. The ...

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    Lpr and lp unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 5-73 • system v-based printing users using unix systems that are based on the system v derivative must enter the lp command at the command line to send files to the spooler daemon for printing. # lp -dprinter filename wh...

  • Page 80: Installation Prerequisites

    5-74 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 5: installing and configuring unix printing software on a sun solaris system installation prerequisites there are several prerequisite tasks that you must complete before you can install the software. A description of ...

  • Page 81: Unarchiving .Tar Files

    Installation prerequisites unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 5-75 # cd /tmp/install 3. Your next step is to mount the cd-rom. Refer to the next section, mount the cd-rom for instructions on how to accomplish this task. Mount the cd-rom on a sun solaris system sun s...

  • Page 82: Unarchiving A .Tar File Kit

    5-76 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 5: installing and configuring unix printing software on a sun solaris system unarchiving the master .Tar file to unarchive the master .Tar file, enter the following command at the command line: # tar xvf unprswxx.Tar r...

  • Page 83: System

    Installing unix printing software on a sun solaris system unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 5-77 installing unix printing software on a sun solaris system instructions for installing unix printing software on a sun system are as follows: 1. Enter the following comm...

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    5-78 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 5: installing and configuring unix printing software on a sun solaris system deinstalling unix printing software if lpspr_install does not successfully copy all of the files within the kit, you must delete the existing...

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    Configuring unix printing software on a sun solaris system unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 5-79 creating a print queue for a sun solaris system to create a print queue on a sun solaris system, you must execute the following commands: • make_model • lpshut • lpadm...

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    5-80 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 5: installing and configuring unix printing software on a sun solaris system the following prompt appears: enter the port of the print server: 4. Enter a port number for the print server. Press return . Example: 6869 n...

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    Configuring unix printing software on a sun solaris system unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 5-81 creating a print queue using the lpadmin command now that lpsched has been stopped, the lpadmin command will work. Instructions on how to create a print queue are as f...

  • Page 88: Using A Banner Page

    5-82 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 5: installing and configuring unix printing software on a sun solaris system using a banner page a banner page is a lead sheet that can precede a print job. It contains useful information that lets other users who are ...

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    Using a banner page unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 5-83 • a specific input tray for the banner select the “input tray for the banner” option if you want to print the banner pages in tray that is separate from the tray used by the actual print jobs. Displaying ba...

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    5-84 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 5: installing and configuring unix printing software on a sun solaris system the following illustrates a typical display of printer dependent options for a printer. [ -rresolution ] :: 1.) 300dpi 2.) 600dpi [ -itray ] ...

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    Using a banner page unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 5-85 maintaining banner information in the printer2mdl file the printer2mdl map file maintains a list of all the print queues, printer model names, and banner page options associated with a specific computer sys...

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    5-86 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 5: installing and configuring unix printing software on a sun solaris system.

  • Page 93: Running The Software

    Unix printing software administration and installation guide 6-87 6 running the software in this chapter, you will learn about three separate commands that will run unix printing software. Included in this chapter are descriptions for xlpsprint, lpspr and sdriver. About xlpsprint and lpspr both the ...

  • Page 94: Model-to-Ppd File (Mdl2Ppd)

    6-88 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 6: running the software model-to-ppd file (mdl2ppd) the mdl2ppd file is made up of a number of lines with two items on each line, separated by a space. The first item is the printer model name. The printer model name m...

  • Page 95: Lpsprodb File

    About xlpsprint and lpspr unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 6-89 lpsprodb file during installation, a default version of lpsprodb is automatically created. You can modify this version to reflect your current printing needs. Some of the defaults that you can modify ...

  • Page 96: Xlpsprint Command

    6-90 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 6: running the software xlpsprint command xlpsprint is a command that invokes a program that lets you control different printer models through a gui. From this screen, you can select and prepare a printer for printing....

  • Page 97: Displaying Xlpsprint

    Xlpsprint command unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 6-91 displaying xlpsprint xlpsprint is a motif-based utility. If the display for xlpsprint is not on the same system that xlpsprint is executing from, you must change the environmental variable so that both xlpspr...

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    6-92 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 6: running the software selecting a file to print from xlpsprint to select one or more files for printing from xlpsprint, follow the instructions below: 1. Click the select file button. A popup window containing direct...

  • Page 99: Printer Dependent Options

    Xlpsprint command unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 6-93 filtering files the filter option on the select file popup lets you quickly locate a file. Instructions are as follows: 1. Locate the path of the file that you want to print. 2. Place the cursor in the top wi...

  • Page 100: Lpspr Command

    6-94 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 6: running the software lpspr command the lpspr command prepares input files for printing on postscript printers. It is a command line interface utility that lets you select printer features such as duplexing and paper...

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    Lpspr command unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 6-95 -k sides specifies whether the output is to print on one side of the sheet, on both sides of the sheet, or any other method available for the selected printer model. If this flag is not included on the command li...

  • Page 102: Displaying Printer Options

    6-96 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 6: running the software displaying printer options to display the options of a specific printer enter the following command at the command line, and press return . # lpspr -w -p queue where ‘ queue ’ is the name given ...

  • Page 103: Sdriver

    Sdriver unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 6-97 sdriver sdriver is a unix print filter that drives printers that can support raw tcp/ip sockets. Additionally, sdriver will drive printers that are attached to the network via a print server that can support raw socket...

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    6-98 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 6: running the software stdin. The user’s file is then passed from the spooler through sdriver and on to the printer. • event files (optional). To set up sdriver to log an event file of all of the output data returned ...

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    Sdriver general information unix printing software administration and installation guide 8/25/02 6-99 sdriver command options the following is a list of command options that you can use to configure sdriver. Table 6-2. Sdriver command option flags flag parameter definition -d activates the sdriver d...

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    6-100 8/25/02 unix printing software administration and installation guide chapter 6: running the software.