Installation guide

10
Administering the Print Services
This chapter describes how you set up and administer the files and
programs that make up the Tru64 UNIX print services. You can set up and
administer the print services immediately after a new installation or
upgrade to a new version of the operating system, or you can wait until
later. For example, you can wait until you have installed a printer and have
gathered the information about its characteristics that you need to set it up.
The first part of this chapter describes how to use the lprsetup utility to
add a print device and automatically set up the print environment. The
second part of this chapter discusses the routine print services
administration that you can perform, using either the lprsetup utility or
by editing system files. The last part of this chapter contains detailed
reference information about the lpd print daemon and the system files
associated with the print services.
10.1 Administrative Tasks
To set up the print system in a Tru64 UNIX operating environment, you
perform tasks such as:
• Physically connecting a printer to the system or ensuring that you have
access to it through a network
• Adding information about a printer in the /etc/printcap file
• Creating the required device files and spooling directories
• Starting the lpd daemon
• Verifying printer installation and testing printing
10.2 Interfaces to Print Services
There are several ways you can administer print services:
• If you have a CDE Desktop graphics interface, you can use the Print
Configuration application to administer print services. This interface is
the recommended interface to the print services. However, please note
the restrictions described in this section.
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