
UNIX Configuration
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❒ The first line of the field is the name of the printer. You use this name when
logging on to a network printer from a workstation. You can define several
different names by separating each name with the “|” character.
❒ The second and following lines contain the printer's attributes. Attributes
of the printer are represented by two character names referred to as capa-
bilities. For more information about capabilities, see the following table.
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❖ Making the spool directory
Create a spool directory under /var/spool/lpd. The name of the spool direc-
tory should be the name of the printer followed by a “d”.
Note
❒ The spool directory is used to control the data used for a print job. For ex-
ample, when a print job is created, a temporary copy of the file data used
for printing is created in the spool directory. All workstations accessing the
network printer need to have a spool directory for the network printer.
❒ A spool directory should be made for every network printer entry listed in
the /etc/printcap file.
❒ The spool directory should normally be made under /var/spool/lpd and
the name should match that listed under the sd capability in /etc/print-
cap. Change the owner and group of the directory to root and lp. The fol-
lowing examples show how to make a /var/spool/lpd/npd spool
directory.
# cd /var/spool/lpd
# mkdir npd
# chown root npd
# chgrp lp npd
Capability Explanation Value Required for the Network
Printer.
rm Host name of the printer The host name that was registered
with the /etc/hosts file.
rp Optional specification
“lp” will be assigned, if the option
is not used.
Select options for printing. For
more information about available
options, see p.16 “Specifying the
Device Option”.
sd Path name of the spool directory. Path name of the spool directory
that is to be created.
lf Path name of the log file. Path name of the log file.
For example /var/log/lpd-errs.
mx Maximum file size which the di-
rectory can copy. When set to 0, the
size is unlimited. If nothing is en-
tered, the size is set to 1024 k.
None or something suitable.
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