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Setting Up and Managing the LPR/LPD Print Service
22.3 Configuring Printers
The following example shows how to use the printer setup program to configure a
printer named LOCAL1:
$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:TCPIP$LPRSETUP
TCPIP Printer Setup Program
Command < add delete view help exit >: add
Adding printer entry, type ’?’ for help.
Enter printer name to add : LOCAL1
Enter the FULL name of one of the following printer types:
remote local : local
Enter printer synonym:
Enter full file specification for spool directory
SPOOLER DIRECTORY ’sd’ : [SYS$SPECIFIC:[TCPIP$LPD.LOCAL1]] ?
Enter full file specification for printer log file.
printer error log file ’lf’ [SYS$SPECIFIC:[TCPIP$LPD]LOCAL1.LOG] ?
Enter the name of the printcap symbol you want to modify. Other
valid entry is :
’q’ to quit (no more changes)
The names of the printcap symbols are:
sd for the printer spool directory
lf for the printer error log file
lp for the name of the local printer
ps for the LPD PrintServer extensions flag
rm for the name of the remote host
rp for the name of the remote printer
fm for the printer form field
pa for the /PASSALL flag
nd for the /NODELETE flag
cr for the cr flag
p1-p8 for the /PARAMETER=(p1,...,p8) field
Enter symbol name: q
Symbol type value
------ ---- -----
Error log file : lf STR /SYS$SPECIFIC/TCPIP$LPD/LOCAL1.LOG
Printer Queue : lp STR LOCAL1
Spool Directory : sd STR /SYS$SPECIFIC/TCPIP$LPD/LOCAL1
Are these the final values for printer LOCAL1 ? [y]
Adding comments to printcap file for new printer, type ’?’ for help.
Do you want to add comments to the printcap file [n] ? :
***********************************************
* TCPIP$LPD_SYSTARTUP.COM TCPIP$LPD_PRINTCAP*
* and TCPIP$LPD_SYSHUTDOWN.COM *
* have been updated for this printer *
**
* Set up activity is complete for this printer*
***********************************************
Command < add delete view help exit >: exit
The following example shows how to use the printer setup program to remove a
printer from the printcap database:
Setting Up and Managing the LPR/LPD Print Service 22–7