Default Printer Considerations
You can use Solaris Print Manager to define a default printer when setting up local or remote printer access. A default printer is the printer your print requests are sent to if you do not specify a printer destination.
Refer to the following table when setting up a default printer in a name service environment because the default printer designation varies depending on the name service selected and whether the printer is local or remote.
|
If Your Name Service Is ... |
And The Printer Is ... |
Then ... |
|---|---|---|
|
NIS or NIS+ (xfn) |
Remote |
The default printer is set in the name service only. The default printer is not set for the local system. |
|
NIS or NIS+ (xfn) |
Attached to the local system |
The default printer is set in both the name service and for the local system. |
|
files |
N/A |
The default printer is set for the local system as expected. |
See "Setting Up a .printers File" for information on setting a default printer on per-user basis.
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