Copy the /etc/printcap file from a SunOS 4.x system to a SunOS 5.x system that has the SunSoft Print Client software.
Log in as superuser on the SunOS 5.x system to which you copied the /etc/printcap file.
Convert the printer configuration information in the /etc/printcap file to the /etc/printers.conf file.
# /usr/lib/print/conv_lpd |