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Example 4: Configuring the Solaris 2.x Print Spooler for Sun SPARCstations

In order to perform the following steps you must be a superuser or belong to the
special sysadmin (GID=14) group. If you are using the NIS+ name service, you
may need NIS+ permission to modify the printer table. Refer to your Sun
documentation for details.

Create a directory for print spooling. All application users need read and write
permission for this directory, so you must be a superuser to perform this step. For
example, from the command line of a shell, type:

mkdir /usr/spool/cad
chmod 777 /usr/spool/cad

Start the Administration Tool utility (from OpenWindows

t).

% /bin/admintool

Load the

Printer Manager

window, and, from the

Add Printer

edit menu, select

Add

Local Printer

In the

Add Local Printer

dialog box:

Item

Select

Printer Name:

For example, HP DesignJet 700 or
HP DesignJet 750C Plus depending on the plotter you have

HP DesignJet 750C Plus, de ending on the lotter you have
purchased

Printer Type:

Other, and set it to Unknown

File Contents:

Any

Banner:

Not required

For full details on how to use the

Printer Manager

option of

admintool

, consult your

Sun documentation.

Exit

admintool

For serial connections:

Make sure the plotter’s baud rate is 9600 and parity is even.

From the command line of a shell, as superuser, enter the following:

lpadmin –p

pname –o ”stty=’9600 evenp –cstopb ixon ixoff’”

where

pname

is the same as

Printer Name

in step 4. It is assumed that

/usr/sbin

is in the superuser’s path.

SETUP

Setting Up the Plotter

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