Specifications

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System V Printer Configuration
for System V print information and cn=aixsecdb for User/Group information) under it.
System V print information is stored under the ou=print object. The ou=print object has three
objects under it for printer, print queue and system information. Printer definitions are stored
under the ou=printer object. Print Queue definitions are stored under the ou=print queue
object while System information can be found under the ou=system object.The entire print
tree is ACL–protected below the ou=print object. The ACL Bind password used to ACL
protect the tree is specified during the server configuration with the mkprtldap command
using the –w option.
After you have successfully configured Directory to store System V print information, the
next step in the setup is to configure clients to use the LDAP directory server.
Because this AIX print subtree is ACL–protected, you may not be able to view the System V
print information in the directory information tree (DIT) under the AIX information tree using
DMT (Directory Management Tool). A client must bind with Print Bind DN (default is
ou=print,cn=aixdata) and the ACL bind password or with the administrator DN to be able to
access the AIX print subtree.
Configuring a Client to Use the IBM Directory Server for System V Print Information
To configure a client, use the Directory (LDAP) for System V Print information, do the
following:
1. Install the Directory Client software on the system that will be set up as a client.
2. Run the mkprtldap command with the client option to configure the client. The syntax is
as follows:
mkprtldap –c –h DirectoryServerHostname –w ACLBindPasswd [ –d
PrintBindDN ] [–U]
During the client configuration, the mkprtldap command does the following:
• Saves the Directory (LDAP) server host name in the /etc/ldapsvc/server.print file.
• Saves the AIX Print Bind DN in the /etc/ldapsvc/server.print file.