How to Make Banner Pages Optional

1. Log in as superuser or lp on the print server.

2. Make banner pages optional by using the lpadmin command.

   # lpadmin -p printer-name -o nobanner=optional

   -p printer-name	Name of the printer for which you are making banner pages optional.
   -o nobanner=optional	Enables users to specify no banner page when they submit a print request.

   If you want to force a banner page to print with every print request, specify the -o banner=always option.

   The banner page setting is entered in the print server's /etc/lp/printers/printer-name/configuration file.

3. Verify the output from the following command contains the line Banner not required.

   $ lpstat -p printer-name -l

Example--Making Banner Pages Optional

In the following example, the command enables users to request no banner page on the printer luna.

# lpadmin -p luna -o nobanner=optional