LDAP-UX Client Services B.05.01 Administrator Guide for HP directory servers and Windows ADS

When ldapclientd is initialized, it will enable the printer configurator services 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 predefined search filters. If there are any printer entries in the
LDAP 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 LDAP directory server. The printer
configuration will be updated automatically without manually setting the printers on each client
system. Figure 12 (page 167) shows the basic printer configurator set up within an LDAP-UX client,
with an HP directory server that includes the printer entries for the various hosts shown. The printer
configurator architecture in a Windows ADS environment is identical to that shown in Figure 12
(page 167). However, a different schema is used in a Windows ADS environment. As a result, the
ADS (directory server) uses different attributes for printer entries, as shown in Figure 13 (page 167).
In this instance, it 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.
166 LDAP printer configurator support