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Using in UNIX Environment
Print Server Card
Users Manual
Using in BSD UNIX Environment
This section explains about how to print in BSD UNIX. The instructions below are example for SunOS4.1.3. The
commands and paths may differ according to the OS version. Please refer to the manual of your workstation.
1.
Create Printer queue.
1-1.
Log in to UNIX machine using root.
# login root
1-2.
Register Print Server Card to /etc/printcap.
Registering printer queue port as "pboxlp".
Pboxlp:\
---- (1)
:lp=:rm=pbox:rp=lp:\
---- (2)
:sd=/usr/spool/pboxlp:\
---- (3)
:lf=/usr/spool/pboxlp/pboxlp_errs:
---- (4)
<Meaning for each parameter>
(1)
Printer name
(2)
lp
:device file name for connecting to printer
You do not need to specify this when using a network.
rm
:remote printer host name
Input hostname added in /etc/hosts file.
rp
:printer name of remote printer
Add “lp” for Print Server Card logic printer name.
(3)
sd
:spool directory. Need to be specified with pass.
(4)
lf
:error log file. Need to be specified with pass.
1-3.
Create error log file and spool directory specified in /etc/printcap file.
Ex. Creating spool directory "pboxlp" and error log file "pboxlp_errs".
# mkdir /usr/spool/pboxlp
<--
create spool directory
# touch /usr/spool/pboxlp/pboxlp_errs
<--
create error log file
# chown -R daemon /usr/spool/pboxlp
<--
changes owner to daemon
# chgrp -R daemon /usr/spool/pboxlp
<--
changes group to daemon
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