SunSoft Print Client

The SunSoft Print Client software was previously released as an unbundled product. It was available on the Solaris Migration CD and as part of the Solstice AdminSuite 2.x suite of administration products. It is now bundled with the Solaris 2.6 release.

The SunSoft Print Client software is

• Substantially smaller (183 Kbytes total) than the previous Solaris release.

• Interoperable with BSD protocol as described in RFC-1179. This includes SunOS 4.x, Solaris 2.x, HP-UX, and other operating environments.

The SunSoft Print Client software uses a NIS map, NIS+ table, or a single file to provide centralized client administration in the Solaris 2.6 release.

• On client systems, the /etc/lp directory structure is replaced with a configuration database that can be stored in a:

  • Printer not in the client database (server:printer)

  • User file ($HOME/.printers)

  • System file (/etc/printers.conf)

  • NIS map (printers.conf.byname)

  • NIS+ FNS context

• The client software uses a more streamlined implementation, thus providing reduced client overhead and generally quicker and more accurate responses to print status requests.

• The printers.conf file is administered like a standard NIS map or NIS+ table.

The lpset(1M) command is used to create the printers.conf file.

The print client software packages are SUNWpcr and SUNWpcu.