Oki 8100e User Manual

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Example: for host name C5300, to create a queue called C5300_lp

C5300_lp: \

:lp=:rm=C5300:rp=lp:\

:sd=/usr/spool/C5300_lp:\

:lf=/usr/spool/C5300_lp/C5300_lp_errs:

C5300_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.

Create the spool directory and error log file.

Example: for spool Directory C5300_lp and Error Log file
C5300_lp_errs

# mkdir /usr/spool/C5300_lp

# touch /usr/spool/C5300_lp/C5300_lp_errs

# chown –R daemon /usr/spool/C5300_lp

# chgrp –R # daemon /usr/spool/C5300_lp

Check that

lpd (printer daemon) is activated.

# ps aux | grep lpd

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

and executing

# /usr/lib/lpd &