System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration

Example—Adding a New Attached Printer With LP Commands

This example shows how to make a local PostScript printer available for printing on a print server. The commands in this example must be executed on the print server where the printer is connected. The following information is used as an example. The information you provide will vary:

  1. Gives lp ownership and sole access to a port device.

  2. Defines the printer name and the port device the printer will use.

  3. Sets the printer type of the printer.

  4. Specifies the file content types to which the printer can print directly.

  5. Adds print filters to the print server.

  6. Accepts print requests for the printer and enables the printer.

  7. Adds a description for the printer.

  8. Verifies that the printer is ready.