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Solstice AdminSuite Print Administration Guide

Chapter 3 Setting Up SunSoft Print Client Software With Printer Manager

This chapter provides an overview of the procedures for setting up and managing SunSoft Print Client software by using Printer Manager, a graphical user interface within the Solstice AdminSuite software.

Step-by-step instructions for all Printer Manager tasks are contained in the latest Solstice AdminSuite Administration Guide.

For high-level information on print administration, see Chapter 6, Print Administration Reference. For step-by-step instructions on administering printing, see the System Administration Guide, Volume II, in the Solaris 2.5 System Administration AnswerBook.

For overview information about the print process, see Chapter 1, SunSoft Print Client Software Overview.

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You can set up printing by using LP print service commands instead of Printer Manager. For detailed examples, see the System Administration Guide, Volume II, in the Solaris 2.5 System Administration AnswerBook.

Setting Up and Managing SunSoft Print Client Software

Table 3-1 gives you an overview of the tasks for using Printer Manager to set up and manage printing services with the SunSoft Print Client software.

Table 3-1 Task Map: Setting Up and Managing SunSoft Print Client Software

Activity  

Description 

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Install a Printer on a Print Server 

Install a Printer 

Install a printer on the system to which it is attached. This procedure tells the system about the printer so the system can act as a print server. If you use a name service, this task also makes the printer available to all SunSoft print clients. 

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Give Print Clients Access to a Printer 

Add Access to a Printer 

Give SunSoft print clients access to a printer that is installed on a print server. 

    

Modify Existing Information for a Printer 

Modify Printer Information 

Modify the current configuration information for a printer. 

    

Delete Access to a Printer 

Delete Access to a Printer 

Delete access to a printer from the NIS or NIS+ master file or from each specified print client's /etc/printers.conf file if you do not have a name service.

    

Delete a Printer From a Print Server 

Delete a printer from the print server's /etc/printers.conf file. This step applies only if you are not using a name service.