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4.

Register the printer in the /etc/printcap file.

Example: for host name c7350, to create a queue called
c7350_lp

c7350_lp: \

:lp=:rm=c7350:rp=lp:\

:sd=/usr/spool/c7350_lp:\

:lf=/usr/spool/c7350_lp/c7350_lp_errs:

c7350_lp:

. . . The name of the printer queue

lp:

. . . . . . . The name of the device used to connect to

the printer. Does not need to be specified
for a remote machine.

rm:

. . . . . . . The name of the host of the remote printer.

This should be the same as the name
added to the /etc/hosts file.

rp

: . . . . . . . The name of the printer on the remote

printer. It should be lp.

sd:

. . . . . . . The spool directory. Give the absolute

path.

lf:

. . . . . . . The error log file. Give the absolute path.

5.

Create the spool directory and error log file.

Example: for spool Directory c7350_lp and Error Log file
c7350_lp_errs

# mkdir /usr/spool/c7350_lp

# touch /usr/spool/c7350_lp/c7350_lp_errs

# chown –R daemon /usr/spool/c7350_lp

# chgrp –R # daemon /usr/spool/c7350_lp

6.

Check that lpd (printer daemon) is activated.

# ps aux | grep lpd

7.

If lpd is not running, you can start it by logging in as
superuser and executing

# /usr/lib/lpd &

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