System Administration Guide

How to Start Admintool

  1. Verify that the following prerequisites are met. To use the Admintool software, you must have:

    • A bit-mapped display monitor. The Admintool software can be used only on a system with a console that is a bit-mapped screen, such as a standard display monitor that comes with a Sun workstation.

    • Running an X Window System, such as the OpenWindows environment.

    • Membership in the sysadmin group (group 14).

  2. Log in on the system where you want to set up the printer.

  3. Start Admintool with the following command:


    $ admintool &
    

    The Admintool main window is displayed.

  4. Select Printers from the Browse menu.

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    The Printers window is displayed.