To Change the Destination for Default Printing

To change the default printer for all users:

1. Open the file /etc/dt/config/Xsession.d/0010.dtpaths.

   If /etc/dt/config/Xsession.d/0010.dtpaths does not exist, copy it from /usr/dt/config/Xsession.d/0010.dtpaths.

2. In the LPDEST=printer line, update printer to the new destination for default printing.

   If the line does not exist, add a line LPDEST=printer, where printer is the name of the printer you want to be your default printer.

3. Users need to log out and back in.

To change the default printer for a single user, that user should:

Copy another printer to the Front Panel from the Personal Printers subpanel.

To designate a different printer as your default printer:

1. Go to your home folder and open the file .dtprofile.

2. Add or edit a line that sets a value for the LPDEST environment variable:

   	LPDEST=printer_device; export LPDEST

   If you are using csh the syntax is:

   	setenv LPDEST printer_device
   

   For example, the following line would change the default printer to the printer whose device name is laser3d.

   LPDEST=laser3d; export LPDEST

   If you are using csh the syntax is:

   setenv LPDEST laser3d