Installation guide
10.5.1.2
Printer Type .................................................. 10–5
10.5.1.3
Printer Synonyms ........................................... 10–6
10.5.1.4
Device Special File .......................................... 10–7
10.5.1.5
Printer Accounting .......................................... 10–7
10.5.1.6
Spooler Directory ............................................ 10–8
10.5.1.7
Error Log File ................................................
10–8
10.5.1.8
Connection Type .............................................
10–9
10.5.1.9
Baud Rate ....................................................
10–9
10.5.2
Using lprsetup to Install a Printer ........................... 10–9
10.5.2.1
Print Symbols for Advanced Printing Software ........ 10–13
10.5.3
Setting Up Remote Printers ................................... 10–13
10.5.4
Testing Printers ..................................................
10–14
10.6
Routine Operations ...................................................
10–14
10.6.1
Adding Printers ..................................................
10–15
10.6.2
Modifying Printers ...............................................
10–15
10.6.3
Removing Printers ...............................................
10–16
10.6.4
Enabling Printer Accounting ................................... 10–16
10.6.5
Controlling Local Print Jobs and Queues .................... 10–17
10.7
Reference Information ...............................................
10–19
10.7.1
Line Printer Daemon ............................................
10–19
10.7.2
Spooling Directories ............................................. 10–20
10.7.2.1
Spooling Directory Files .................................... 10–21
10.7.2.2
Creating a Spooling Directory ............................ 10–21
10.7.3
The /etc/printcap File ............................................ 10–22
10.7.4
Line Printer Daemon Filter Directory ....................... 10–26
10.7.4.1
General Purpose Print Filter .............................. 10–26
10.7.5
Flag Bits ...........................................................
10–27
10.7.6
Mode Bits ..........................................................
10–29
10.7.7
Remote Printer Characteristics ............................... 10–30
10.7.8
Pagination and Imaging Parameters ......................... 10–30
10.8
Troubleshooting ....................................................... 10–31
10.8.1
Installation and Routine Operations ......................... 10–31
10.8.2
Printer Error Logging ........................................... 10–32
10.9
TCP/IP (telnet) Printing ............................................. 10–32
10.9.1
Setting Up TCP/IP Printing .................................... 10–33
10.9.2
Using TCP/IP Printing .......................................... 10–34
10.9.3
Known Restrictions on the Use of TCP/IP Printing ....... 10–34
11 Administering the Archiving Services
11.1
NetWorker SingleServer Save and Restore ...................... 11–2
11.2
Creating a Standalone System Kernel on Tape ................. 11–3
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