System Administration Guide, Volume 2

How to Convert Printer Information For a System Running the SunOS 4.1 Release

  1. Copy the /etc/printcap file from a SunOS 4.1 system to a system running the SunOS 5.8 release.

  2. Log in as superuser on the system running the SunOS 5.8 release to which you copied the /etc/printcap file.

  3. Convert the printer configuration information in the /etc/printcap file to the /etc/printers.conf file.


    # /usr/lib/print/conv_lpd