Ricoh AP4510 User Manual

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UNIX Configuration

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❖ Making the spool directory

Create a spool directory under /var/spool/lpd. The name of the spool direc-
tory should be the name of the printer followed by a “d”.

Note

❒ The spool directory is used to control the data used for a print job. For ex-

ample, when a print job is created, a temporary copy of the file data used
for printing is created in the spool directory. All workstations accessing the
network printer need to have a spool directory for the network printer.

❒ A spool directory should be made for every network printer entry listed in

the /etc/printcap file.

❒ The spool directory should normally be made under /var/spool/lpd and

the name should match that listed under the sd capability in /etc/print-
cap. Change the owner and group of the directory to root and lp. The fol-
lowing examples show how to make a /var/spool/lpd/npd spool
directory.

# cd /var/spool/lpd
# mkdir npd
# chown root npd
# chgrp lp npd

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❖ Making the log file

Error messages are logged to a file created in the /var/log directory. The log
file name is the printer name followed by “d-errs”.

Note

❒ The log file is used for logging some errors or warning messages by the

UNIX workstation.

❒ The log file should be made for every network printer entry listed in the

/etc/printcap file.

❒ The log file should normally be made under /var/log directory and the

name should match that listed under the lf capability in /etc/printcap.
Change the owner and group of the log file to root and lp. The following
examples show how to make a /var/log/npd-errs file.

# cd /var/log
# touch npd-errs
# chown root npd-errs
# chgrp lp npd-errs