LDAP-UX Client Services B.05.00 with Microsoft Windows Active Directory Server Administrator's Guide (obsolete beyond B.05.00)

When ldapclientd is initialized, it will enable the printer configurator sevices at the same time.
Once the printer configurator is up, it periodically searches for any existing printer entries in the
LDAP Direcotry Server based on a predefined search filters. If there are any printer entries in the
directory server, the printer configurator will extract the LP printer configuration from each printer
entry.
Then, the printer configurator compares the printer configuration with the current LP printer
configuration in the client system. The result of comparison will generate a list of new or removed
printers. For a new printer, the printer configurator adds this printer to the LP printer spool of the
client which is running the printer configurator. For a removed printer, the printer configurator
deletes this printer from the LP printer spool of the client.
With the printer configurator, if a printer administrator attempts to remove or add a printer, all the
administrator has to do is to add or delete the printer entry in the directory server. The printer
configuration will be updated automatically without manually setting the printers on each client
system.
4.2.1 Printer configurator architecture
Figure 7 shows printer configurator architecture. As an example, Figure 7 uses the alternate printer
attributes, printerbyname and printer-resource. The printerbyname attribute specifies
the local printer name. The printer-resource attribute provides the remote host name and
remote printer name.
4.2 How the LDAP printer configurator works 71