The following procedure is an example spooler configuration that will work for many BSD systems, including SunOS 4.x and 5.x (Solaris 1.x and 2.x) and Digital UNIX.

Modify the /etc/hosts file to identify the printer to the workstation and modify the /etc/printcap file to describe the printer to the workstation:

1. Log on to your system as root.
2. Make a backup copy of the /etc/hosts file.

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Note

You need superuser privileges to edit this file.

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3. Edit /etc/hosts and add a line that defines the printer's IP address and its name. The IP address you enter here for the printer must be the same address you specified as the printer's IP address when it was configured. The name is the name by which your workstation identifies the printer. (You will enter this same remote name in your /etc/printcap file in the next step.)

Example: 192.1.1.2 Phaser850 In this example, 192.1.1.2 is the printer's IP address and Phaser850 is the printer's remote name.

4. Make a backup copy of the /etc/printcap file.
5. Edit /etc/printcap and add an entry for your printer. Refer to the following example and the table Descriptions of printcap parameters to create your entry.

Sample printcap file # Printer: Xerox Phaser850 # Print queue name: colorprinter # Remote machine name: Phaser850 # Remote printer queue name: PS # Spool directory: /usr/spool/lpd/colorprinter colorprinter:\ :lp=:\ :rm=Phaser850:\ :rp=PS:\ :mx#0:\ :lf=/usr/spool/lpd/ERRORLOG:\ :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/colorprinter: #

6. Set up spool directories. After you have edited the /etc/hosts and /etc/printcap files, create and set permissions for the spool directory you specified.

Example: cd /usr/spool/lpd mkdir colorprinter chown daemon colorprinter chgrp daemon colorprinter chmod 770 colorprinter Refer to your UNIX documentation for the correct command syntax for your workstation.

 

Descriptions of printcap parameters

Parameter	Description
lp	Name of the device to open; this parameter must be left empty or set to /dev/null.
rm	Remote machine name. This is the name by which the workstation identifies the printer; it must match the name in the /etc/hosts file.
rp	Remote printer queue name. This is the queue name that the printer recognizes. It must be one of the following: PS for PostScript PCL for Printer Control Language AUTO for Automatic Language Selection (the printer automatically senses the language of the print job and processes it accordingly) If you specify any other remote printer queue name, the printer defaults to AUTO. Your printer model may not support all languages listed here. See your printer's user documentation for information on the supported languages. With some printers, PCL must be authorized with an authorization code before it can be used. If you use PCL for the remote printer queue name, make sure that PCL has been authorized in the printer. See your printer's user documentation for more information on authorization codes and PCL.
mx	Maximum file size. Set this parameter to 0 for unlimited file size; this allows the print command to handle large PostScript or image files.
lf	Name of the log file where print command error messages are collected. Some systems have a log file for each print queue. Refer to your workstation's documentation for more information.
sd	Spool directory on your host. Make a separate spool directory for each queue.