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System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration

Changes to lpstat Command Output When Using PPD Files

If a PPD file was used to create a print queue, the PPD file that the specified queue is configured to use is now listed in the lpstat command output. If you do not specifiy a PPD file when creating a new print queue, the lpstat command continues to display the same output as it did previously.

Compare the differences in the lpstat command output that is shown in the following two examples.

In this example, a PPD file was not specified when the print queue was created. Note that the PPD entry is none.


# lpstat -l -p luna
printer luna is idle. enabled since Wed Apr 14 13:45:24 2004. available.
        Form mounted: 
        Content types: any
        Printer types: unknown
        Description: 
        Connection: direct
        Interface: /usr/lib/lp/model/standard
        PPD: none
        On fault: write to root once
        After fault: continue
        Users allowed:
                (all)
        Forms allowed:
                (none)
        Banner required
        Character sets:
                (none)
        Default pitch:
        Default page size:
        Default port settings:

In this example, the lpstat command output indicates that the print queue was configured by using the PPD file, Mitsubishi-CP50_Color_Printer-cp50.ppd.gz.


# lpstat -l -p paper
printer paper is idle. enabled since Tue 30 Mar 2004 01:48:38 PM PST
			available.
        Form mounted: 
        Content types: any
        Printer types: unknown
        Description: 
        Connection: direct
        Interface: /usr/lib/lp/model/standard_foomatic
        PPD: 
/usr/lib/lp/model/ppd/Mitsubishi/Mitsubishi-CP50_Color_Printer-cp50.ppd.gz
        After fault: continue
        Users allowed:
                (all)
        Forms allowed:
                (none)
        Banner required
        Character sets:
                (none)
        Default pitch:
        Default page size:
        Default port settings# lpstat l p <queue>

You can use Solaris Print Manager to modify queues that were created without the use of PPD files. In such cases, Solaris Print Manager uses the previous printer definition screen options, which do not contain the printer make, model, and driver.