NIS+ With FNS Considerations

Solaris Print Manager can manage printer information if you are running NIS+ with FNS using the NIS+ table, fns.ctx_dir.<domain>, if the table was created when FNS was set up.

Additional NIS+ with FNS considerations include:

• Solaris Print Manager, like Solstice AdminSuite Printer Manager, can only manage printer information in the Federated Naming context, thisorgunit/service/printer.

• Solaris Print Manager cannot manage printer information that was added to other contexts or subcontexts using the /usr/bin/fncreate_printer command.

• Before you can use Solaris Print Manager to update the fns.ctx_dir.<domain> file, you may need to:

  • Add the system that runs Solaris Print Manager to the NIS+ admin group that is authorized to update the fns.ctx_dir.<domain> file.

    See fns_nis+(5) and nisgrpadm(1) for more information about FNS and NIS+ credentials.

  • Start the tool as superuser. Depending on your NIS+ configuration, you may also need to run the /usr/bin/keylogin command. See keylogin(1) for more information.