Administrator's Guide

164 Settings for UNIX

Setting up for SunOS 4.1.4 or later

In the following steps, substitute the name that your printer will

be known by for HOSTNAME, and the name by which you want

your printer to be known for Rprinter.

1. Add the IP address and printer host name to the \etc\hosts

file.

For example:

22.33.44.55 HOSTNAME

2. Create a spool directory.

For example:

mkdir\var\spool\lpd\PRIFx

3. Add the printer entry to the \etc\printcap file.

For example:

Rprinter |

ALCXXXX:lp=:rm=HOSTNAME:rp=aux:sd=/var/spool/lpd

/PRIFx

4. To print, use the lpr command.

For example:

lpt -s -PRPrinter Print-File-Name

Caution:

Files that exceed 1 MB may not be printed unless the -s option is

used.