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4. Register the printer in the /etc/printcap file. Example: for host name PRINTER, to create a queue called PRINTER_lp PRINTER_lp: \ :lp=:rm=C7400:rp=lp:\ :sd=/usr/spool/PRINTER_lp:\ :lf=/usr/spool/PRINTER_lp/OKIPRINTER_lp_errs: PRINTER_lp lp: rm: rp: sd: lf: The name of the printer queue The name of the device used to connect to the printer. Does not need to be specified for a remote machine. The name of the host of the remote printer. This should be the same as the name added to the /etc/hosts file. The name of the printer on the remote printer. It should be lp. The spool directory. Give the absolute path. The error log file. Give the absolute path. 5. Create the spool directory and error log file. Example: for spool Directory PRINTER_lp and Error Log file OKIPRINTER_lp_errs # mkdir /usr/spool/PRINTER_lp #touch/usr/spool/PRINTER_lp/PRINTER _lp_errs # chown -R daemon /usr/spool/PRINTER_lp # chgrp -R # daemon /usr/spool/PRINTER_lp 6. Check that lpd (printer daemon) is activated. # ps aux | grep lpd 7. If lpd is not running,start it by logging in as superuser and executing # /usr/lib/lpd & UNIX 96

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UNIX 96
4.
Register the printer in the /etc/printcap file.
Example: for host name PRINTER, to create a queue called PRINTER_lp
PRINTER
_lp: \
:lp=:rm=C7400:rp=lp:\
:sd=/usr/spool/
PRINTER
_lp:\
:lf=/usr/spool/
PRINTER
_lp/
OKIPRINTER
_lp_errs:
PRINTER_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 PRINTER_lp and Error Log file
OKIPRINTER_lp_errs
# mkdir /usr/spool/
PRINTER
_lp
#touch/usr/spool/
PRINTER
_lp/
PRINTER
_lp_errs
# chown –R daemon /usr/spool/
PRINTER
_lp
# chgrp –R # daemon /usr/spool/
PRINTER
_lp
6.
Check that lpd (printer daemon) is activated.
# ps aux | grep lpd
7.
If lpd is not running,start it by logging in as superuser and executing
# /usr/lib/lpd &