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

printer-location: Engineering Lab
printer-model: Hewlett Packard laserjet Model 2004N
printer-service-person: David Lott
Example 5:
The administrator created a new printer object in the directory server as shown in the examples
that follow. The printer configurator adds a new remote LP laser8 printer configuration to the
client system. However, if the user attempts to remove the laser8 printer configuration manually,
the printer configuration will no longer be managed by the printer configurator. The user has to
recreate the printer configuration manually in case the laser8 printer is needed. The printer
configurator does not try to create the printer configuration even though the printer object of laser8
still exists in the directory server.
If the user manually adds a remote LP printer configuration to the client system, the new printer
configuration is not managed by the printer configurator. The user has to remove the printer
configuration manually if the remote LP printer is no longer needed.
HP directory server environment example
dn: printer-name=laser8,ou=printers,dc=hp,dc=com
printer-name: laser8
printer-uri: lpd://hostD.hp.com/lj81003
Windows ADS environment example
dn: printer-name=laser8,ou=printers,dc=hp,dc=com
printerbyname: laser8
printer-resource: lpd://hostD.hp.com/lj81003
5.6 Limitations of the LDAP printer configurator
• The new LDAP printer schema based on RFC 3712 is imported into the directory server to
create the printer objects.
• LDAP-UX Client Services only supports the HP-UX LP spooler system, network printers, and
printerservers that support Line Printer Daemon (LPD) protocol. The printer configurator does
not support local printers.
• In a global management environment, it is hard to determine a default printer for the individual
client system. The LDAP printer configurator treats every printer entry as the regular printer.
The administrator or user requires to manually select a printer as a default printer for the client
system.
172 LDAP printer configurator support