Oki 7300e User Manual

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Example: for host name C7400, to create a queue called C7400_lp

C7400_lp: \

:lp=:rm=C7400:rp=lp:\

:sd=/usr/spool/C7400_lp:\

:lf=/usr/spool/C7400_lp/C7400_lp_errs:

C7400_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 C7400_lp and Error Log file
C7400_lp_errs

# mkdir /usr/spool/C7400_lp

# touch /usr/spool/C7400_lp/7400_lp_errs

# chown –R daemon /usr/spool/C7400_lp

# chgrp –R # daemon /usr/spool/C7400_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 &