Print Subsystem

The print management commands have changed between the SunOS release 4.x and Solaris 2.6 operating environments. In the Solaris 2.6 operating environment, you can use command-line procedures or Admintool to set up printers, and you can use administrative commands or the PrintTool to control print jobs.

See Chapter 11, Managing Printers, Terminals, and Modems, and System Administration Guide for more information.

Users can accomplish the same basic tasks using PrintTool or commands in a shell.

PrintTool

PrintTool is a software tool available in the Solaris 2.6 user environment. It provides a graphical user interface within OpenWindows or CDE through which a user can monitor printers and monitor and cancel print jobs.

Command Changes

The following list summarizes command changes:

• lp(1) replaces lpr

• lpstat(1) replaces lpq

• cancel(1) replaces lprm

• troff(1) requires a printer name

• TEX, pscat (C/A/T), and raster image filters are not available in the Solaris 2.6 environment

The lp service consists of several daemons, or processes, that monitor system work, a hierarchy of configuration files in the /etc/lp directory, and a set of administrative commands.