Administering Printers by Using Oracle Solaris Print Manager (Task Map)

The following table lists print administration tasks that can be performed by using Oracle Solaris Print Manager. Not all print administration tasks can be performed by using Oracle Solaris Print Manager. Some tasks, for example, stopping and starting the print scheduler, must be performed by using LP print commands. For more information about administering printers by using LP print commands, see Administering Print Requests by Using LP Print Commands (Task Map).

Table 4-3 Printer Administration by Using Oracle Solaris Print Manager (Task Map)

How to Add Printer Access by Using Oracle Solaris Print Manager

The following procedure describes how to use the Oracle Solaris Print Manager to add access to a printer on a print client. The example that follows describes how to add printer access by using the lp print commands.

1. Start Oracle Solaris Print Manager on the system where you want to add access to a remote printer.

   For instructions, see How to Start Oracle Solaris Print Manager.

2. Select Add Access to Printer from the Printer menu.

   The Add Access to Printer window is displayed.

3. Type the appropriate data in the entry fields.

   If you need information to complete a field, click the Help button.

4. Click OK.
5. Verify that access to the printer is added by checking for the new printer entry in the Oracle Solaris Print Manager main window.
6. Verify that the printer can print requests.

   $ lp -d printer-name filename

How to Delete a Printer by Using Oracle Solaris Print Manager

Use this procedure to remove a printer from service and to remove the printer information from the print server.

For information about how to delete a printer and remove printer access by using LP print commands, see How to Delete a Printer and Remove Printer Access by Using LP Print Commands.

1. On the print server for the printer that you want to delete, log in as superuser, lp, or assume an equivalent role.
2. Stop accepting print requests for the printer.

   # reject printer-name

3. Move any print requests that are still in the print queue to another printer.

   For information about how to move print requests to another printer, see How to Move Print Requests to Another Printer.

4. Stop the printer.

   For information about how to stop printing, see How to Enable or Disable a Printer.

5. Start Oracle Solaris Print Manager.

   For instructions, see How to Start Oracle Solaris Print Manager.

6. To delete the printer, follow these steps.
   1. From the list of available printers, select the printer that you want to delete.
   2. From the Printer menu, select Delete Printer.
   3. Click OK to save your changes.
7. Verify that the printer has been deleted.

   # lpstat -p printer-name