LP Print Service Configuration Files (System Administration Guide: Solaris Printing)

System Administration Guide: Solaris Printing

LP Print Service Configuration Files

The lpsched daemon stores configuration information in the /etc/lp directory, as described in the following table.

Caution –

The configuration files listed in this table are private interfaces. These files are subject to change in future releases. You should not build software that relies on these files being in their current locations or that relies on the data being in the format currently used.

Table 11–5 Contents of the /etc/lp Directory


File	Type	Description
`classes`	Directory	Files identifying classes provided by the `lpadmin -c` command.
`fd`	Directory	Description of existing filters.
`filter.table`	File	Print filter look-up table.
`forms`	Directory	Location to put files for each form. Initially, this directory is empty.
`interfaces`	Directory	Printer interface program files.
`logs`	Link to `/var/lp/logs`	Log files of printing activities.
`model`	Link to `/usr/lib/lp/model`	The standard printer interface program.
`printers`	Directory	Directories for each local printer. Each directory contains configuration information and alert files for an individual printer.
`pwheels`	Directory	Print wheel files or cartridge files.
`ppd`	Directory	Each local queue that is configured with a PPD file has a copy of the PPD file placed here.

These configuration files serve a function similar to the /etc/printcap file on LPD-based print servers.

Note –

You can check the contents of the configuration files, but you should not edit these files directly. Instead, use the lpadmin command to make configuration changes. Your changes are written to the configuration files in the /etc/lp directory. The lpsched daemon administers and updates the configuration files.

The /etc/lp/printers directory has a subdirectory for each local printer that is known to the system. The following example shows the /etc/lp/printers subdirectories of printers sparc1 and luna.

$ ls -l /etc/lp/printers
drwxrwxr-x 2 lp lp 512 Jan 23 23:53 luna
drwxrwxr-x 2 lp lp 512 Jan 11 17:50 sparc1

The following table describes the files within each printer-specific directory.

File Name	Description
`alert.sh`	Shell to execute in response to alerts
`alert.vars`	Alert variables
`configuration`	Configuration file
`users.deny`	List of users to whom printer access is denied
`comment`	Printer description

The configuration file for the printer luna, /etc/lp/printers/luna/configuration, would typically appear as follows:

Banner: on: Always
Content types: PS
Device: /dev/term/b
Interface: /usr/lib/lp/model/standard
Printer type: PS
Modules: default