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Solstice AdminSuite Print Administration Guide

The SunSoft Print Process

You'll be able to administer printing more effectively if you know how the SunSoft Print Client software processes a print request.

Figure 1-1 illustrates the path of a print request from the time the user initiates the request until it is printed.

Figure 1-1 Overview of the SunSoft Print Process

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  1. A user submits a print request from a SunSoft print client by using a SunSoft print client command.

  2. The print client command checks a hierarchy of print configuration resources to determine where to send the print request.

  3. The print client command sends the print request directly to the appropriate print server. A SunSoft print server can be any server that accepts BSD printing protocol, including SVR4 (LP) print servers and BSD print servers (such as the SunOS 4.x BSD print server).

  4. The print server sends the print request to the appropriate printer.

  5. The print request is printed.