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rlpconf(ADMN)

rlpconf -- configure remote line printers

Syntax

/etc/rlpconf

Description

rlpconf configures local and remote line printers. This command edits the remote line printer description file /etc/printcap and creates the spooling directory for the remote line printers. The spooling directory is always located in /usr/spool/lpd and bears the name of the printer.

rlpconf is used interactively. The user is prompted to provide information about the printer. The information includes the printer name, the name of the remote host the printer is attached to, and the name of the device file for the printer if the printer is attached to the local host. rlpconf will check that the printer is not already listed in /etc/printcap. If it is, the printer information is not added again. If it is not, the printer information is added to /etc/printcap. In addition, the spooling directory for the printer is created.

NOTE: There are configurable options that apply to the /etc/printcap file. Refer to the printcap(SFF) reference manual page for more information.

If the printer is attached to a remote machine, rlpconf asks if the printer is the system default. If the printer is to be the system default, the file /usr/spool/lp/default is updated to contain the name of the printer. The configuration information indicating the name of the printer and the remote machine is stored in a file called configuration located in a subdirectory bearing the printer's name under /usr/spool/lp/admins/lp/printers/*/configuration.

Files

/etc/printcap

See also

cancel(C), hosts.lpd(SFF), lp(C), lpd(ADMN), lpmove(ADM), lpstat(C), printcap(SFF)
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SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 11 February 2003