This section describes differences between printer setup and administration on SunOS release 4 and Solaris 7 systems. All the underlying system services described are available only in the Solaris 7 operating environment. The SunOS release 4 counterparts are not available even in compatibility mode.
You must use the System V printer administration commands lpadmin(1M) and lpsystem(1M) , the terminfo database, and the configuration files in the /etc/lp directory. See System Administration Guide, Volume II for details.
Table 11-2 shows the command equivalents for setting up printing.
Table 11-2 Printer Administration, Setup, and File Equivalents
SunOS release 4 |
SunOS release 5.7 |
Function |
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Control line printer functions |
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/etc/lp/printers/printername/* |
File that defines printer functions |
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Directory where printing system stores spool and lock files |
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Not available |
Move print queues between printers |
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lpc down |
Stop queueing to a printer |
In the SunOS release 4 software, you need the following command to send a troff file to the default printer.
% troff filename |
In the Solaris 7 operating environment, you must specify that you want the file printed by piping (|) the output to the lp command. Table 11-3 shows the SunOS release 5.7 troff commands.
Table 11-3 SunOS release 5.7 troff Commands
SunOS release 5.7 Command |
Function |
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troff file | /usr/lib/lp/postscript/dpost|lp |
Sends to default printer that supports troff jobs |
troff file| /usr/lib/lp/postscript/dpost|lp -d printer |
Sends to a particular printer |
troff file | lp-Ttroff |