# svcs -a | grep ’print’ ==> to check the status of the print service
# svcadm enable svc:/application/print/server:default ==> to enable print
service
# svcadm disable svc:/application/print/server:default ==> to disable print
service
# svcs -a | grep ’print/server’
# /usr/sbin/printmgr & ==> to configure local or network printer
with Solaris OS Print Manager
Setting the System’s Default Printer
# lpadmin -d printername ==> to set a system’s default destination
printer
# lpstat -d ==> to verify if the system’s default destination printer
has been set
# lp <filename> ==> to send a print request
Removing a Client’s Printer Configuration
# lpadmin -x printername ==> to delete a printer from the system
Starting and Stopping the LP Print Service
The LP print service is started by the lpsched daemon and is shut down by the lpshut command.
# svcadm enable application/print/server ==> to start lpsched daemon
# svcadm disable print/server ==> to stop the print server service
# svcs -a | grep print
To submit a print job to the default printer or to another printer
Using lp
$ /usr/bin/lp filename
$ /usr/bin/lp -d printername filename
Using lpr
$ /usr/ucb/lpr filename
$ /usr/ucb/lpr -P printername filename
To submit a print request that uses the POSIX style
$ /usr/bin/lp -d hostname:printername filename ==> hostname - print server
name
$ /usr/ucb/lpr -P hostname:printername filename
LP Print Service Administration Commands
accept Permits print requests to be queued for the specific printers
reject Prevents print requests from being queued for the specific printers
enable Activates the specified printers
disable Deactivates the specified printers
lpmove Moves print requests from one printer destination to another
Accepting Print Jobs
# /usr/sbin/accept destination(s)
# accept printername ==> to permit print requests to be queued on the
specified printer
Rejecting Print Jobs
To prevent print requests from queuing & stop users from submitting requests to the printer queues
# /usr/sbin/reject -r “reason" destination(s)
# reject -r "Replacing Toner Cartridge" printername
Enabling Printers
To activate printers, which enables printing of requests submitted to the print queues
# /usr/bin/enable destination(s)
# enable printername
Disabling Printers
To deactivate specified printers, which disables them from printing print requests waiting in the print queues
# /usr/bin/disable -c | -W -r “reason” destination
# disable -W -r “Printer down for maintenance” printername
$ lpstat -a ==> to view the printer status by a user
$ lpstat -t ==> to view the printer status by a user
Moving Print Jobs
To move one or all print requests from one printer destination to another printer destination.
# /usr/sbin/lpmove source_destination target_destination
Example:
1. Become the root user on the print server.
2. Use the reject command to prevent any further print requests from
being sent to the print queue. This step notifies users that the printer
is not accepting requests.
# reject -r “PrinterC is down for repairs” printerC
destination “printerC” will no longer accept requests
3. Use the lpstat command to display the print queue to see how
many print requests are to be moved. This step is needed to identify
print request identification numbers (IDs) only if selected print
requests are going to be moved to another printer.
# lpstat -o
printerC-29 sys41!user1 61426 Jan 07 12:30
printerC-30 sys41!user1 9560 Jan 07 12:30
printerC-31 sys42!user2 845 Jan 07 12:30
printerC-32 sys42!user2 845 Jan 07 12:30
printerC-33 sys42!user2 845 Jan 07 12:30
4. Use the lpstat command to verify that the destination printer is
accepting print requests.
# lpstat -a printerA
printer printerA accepting requests since Tue Jan 1
5. Move the print requests.
a. For example, to move all print requests from printerC over to printerA
# lpmove printerC printerA
move in progress ...
total of 5 requests moved from printerC to printerA
b. For example, to move one or more individual print requests
from printerC to printerA
# lpmove printerC-32 printerC-33 printerA
total of 2 requests moved to printerA
6. If all print requests were moved from printerC, in step 5a,
printerC has a reject automatically applied to it. When
printerC is available again, use the accept command to allow print
jobs to queue to printerC.
# accept printerC
destination “printerC” now accepting requests
Removing a Server’s Printer Configuration
1. Log in as the root user on the print server on which the printer is
configured.
2. Stop queuing print requests on the printer.
# reject printername
3. Stop the printer.
# disable printername
4. Delete the printer from the print server.
# lpadmin -x printername
This action deletes configuration information for the printer from the print server’s /etc/lp/printers directory and /etc/printers.conf file.
CONFIGURING A PRINTER
The host name and IP address of the print server must exist in the local systems /etc/inet/hosts file.
1. Log in as the root user and open two terminal windows. In one of the windows, use the tty command to identify the pseudo-terminal device it uses. Use this device name as the port for the new printer.
# tty
2. In the other terminal window, run the Solaris OS print manager.
# /usr/sbin/printmgr &
3. In the Select Naming Service panel, verify that files is selected, and click OK. From the print manager menu, select the Show Command Line Console option. Position the Command Line Console in a convenient location.
4. From the Printer menu, select the New Attached Printer option.
5. Fill in the fields according to the Table. To name your printer, use a name different from that of your system.
Field Selection or Entry
Printer name Your choice.
Description Your choice.
Printer Port Select the Other option. Enter the device name of
the terminal window found in Step 1.
Printer Make Lexmark.
Printer Model Lexmark Optra E310.
Printer Driver Foomatic/Postscript (recommended).
Fault Notification Write to superuser.
Default Printer Select the box.
Always Print Banner Do not select the box.
User Access List No change.
6. Click OK when you are finished. Notice the command-line entries that appear on the console window.
7. Test your printer configuration by printing the /etc/inet/hosts file to the default printer. Observe the output on the other terminal window.
# lp /etc/inet/hosts
You should see the contents of the /etc/inet/hosts file converted to the format a Lexmark Optra E310 would expect, scroll through the other window.
8. From the Printer menu, select the Add Access to Printer option.
9. Fill in the fields according to the Table.
Field Selection or Entry
Printer name Enter the name of a printer on another system.
Printer server Enter the name of the system on which the
preceding printer is defined. Ensure this system
name and IP address are in your /etc/inet/hosts
file.
Description Your choice.
Default printer Do not select the box.
10. Click OK when you are finished.
Notice the command-line entries that appear in the console window.
11. Test your new configuration by printing the /etc/inet/hosts file to
the remote printer. Observe the output on the other system.
# lp -d printername2 /etc/inet/hosts
You should see the contents of the /etc/inet/hosts file converted to the format a Lexmark Optra E310 would expect, scrolling through the other window.
12. In an available terminal window, use the lpstat command to
display the current status information of the printers on your system.
# lpstat -t
13. Disable print output for your default printer.
# disable printername1
14. Send the following four files to your default printer:
/etc/inet/hosts, /etc/inittab, /etc/dfs/dfstab, and
/etc/skel/local.profile.
# lp /etc/inet/hosts
# lp /etc/inittab
# lp /etc/dfs/dfstab
# lp /etc/skel/local.profile
15. Check the print queue to find the request ID for each job.
# lpstat -o
The four print jobs should be listed with sequential numbers.
16. Use the request IDs to cancel two of the requests. Verify the result.
Use the following syntax to cancel the requests:
# cancel printername1-# printername1-#
# lpstat -o
Two of the print jobs should be gone.
17. Cancel the other two jobs by indicating the user who sent them.
Verify the result. For example:
# cancel -u root
# lpstat -o
18. Enable printing for your default printer.
# enable printername1
19. Set your default printer to reject requests, and display a reason for
doing so. For example:
# reject -r “Printer is down for maintenance” printername1
20. Attempt to send a job to the default printer. Observe the messages
displayed.
# lp /etc/inet/hosts
Your message should say printername1: Requests are not being accepted.
21. Use the lpstat command to display the reason that the printer is
not accepting requests. Use the following syntax:
# lpstat -a printername1
Your message should say printername1: your reason from step 20.
22. Set your default printer to again accept requests.
# accept printername1
23. Test your printer configuration by printing the /etc/inet/hosts
file to the default printer. Observe the output on the other terminal
window.
# lp /etc/inet/hosts
24. Before removing the printers, prevent any further print requests
from being queued:
# reject -r "removing printer" printername1
destination “printername1” will no longer accept requests
# reject -r "removing printer" printername2
destination “printername2” will no longer accept requests
25. Remove both printers.
# lpadmin -x printername1
# lpadmin -x printername2
