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System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration

The Print Client Process

The following figure illustrates the path of a print request from the time the user initiates the request until the print request is printed.

Figure 2–1 Overview of the Print Client Process

Illustration of the print client process in 5 steps. See the following description of these 5 steps.

  1. A user submits a print request from a print client.

  2. The print command checks a hierarchy of print configuration resources to determine where to send the print request.

  3. The print command sends the print request directly to the appropriate print server. A print server can be any server that accepts BSD printing protocol, including SVR4 (LP) print servers and BSD lpd-based print servers.

  4. The print server sends the print request to the appropriate printer.

  5. The print request is printed.