Make sure you are a member of the NIS+ admin group. You must have the appropriate privileges to perform this task.
Log in as superuser on the system that contains the /etc/printers.conf file to be copied to the NIS+ master file.
Copy the system's /etc/printers.conf file to the NIS+ master file.
# fncreate_printer -f /etc/printers.conf thisorgunit/service/printer |
See the Federated Naming Service Guide in the Solaris 2.6 Software Developer AnswerBook if you need information about entering this command.
After you have given SunSoft print clients access to existing printers, users may want to set up the .printers file in their home directory to contain custom printer aliases. For step-by-step instructions, see the next section.