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If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner] .TH lpadmin 1M "24 May 2006" "SunOS 5.11" "System Administration Commands" .SH NAME lpadmin \- configure the LP print service .SH SYNOPSIS .LP .nf \fBlpadmin\fR \fB-p\fR \fIprinter\fR {\fIoptions\fR} .fi .LP .nf \fBlpadmin\fR \fB-x\fR \fIdest\fR .fi .LP .nf \fBlpadmin\fR \fB-d\fR [\fIdest\fR] .fi .LP .nf \fBlpadmin\fR \fB-S\fR \fIprint-wheel\fR \fB-T\fR [\fB-A\fR \fIalert-type\fR] [\fB-W\fR \fIminutes\fR] [\fB-Q\fR \fIrequests\fR] .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .sp .LP \fBlpadmin\fR configures the LP print service by defining printers and devices. It is used to add and change printers, to remove printers from service, to set or change the system default destination, to define alerts for printer faults, and to mount print wheels. .SH OPTIONS .sp .LP The \fBlpadmin\fR command has options for: .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o Adding or changing a printer .RE .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o Removing a printer destination .RE .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o Setting or changing the system default destination .RE .RS +4 .TP .ie t \(bu .el o Setting an alert for a print wheel .RE .sp .LP The options for each of the above categories are specified in the following subsections. .sp .LP Several options support the use of lists. A list might contain, for example, user names, printers, printer forms, or content types. A list of multiple items can have the form of either comma-separated names or have the entire list enclosed by double quotes with a space between each name. For example, both lists below are acceptable: .sp .in +2 .nf one,two,three "one two three" .fi .in -2 .SS "Adding or Changing a Printer" .sp .LP The first form of the \fBlpadmin\fR command (\fBlpadmin\fR \fB-p\fR \fIprinter\fR {\fIoptions\fR}) configures a new printer or changes the configuration of an existing printer. It also starts the print scheduler. .sp .LP When creating a new printer, one of three options (\fB-v\fR, \fB-U\fR, or \fB-s\fR) must be supplied. In addition, only one of the following can be supplied: \fB-e\fR, \fB-i\fR, or \fB-m\fR; if none of these three options is supplied, the model standard is used. The \fB-h\fR and \fB-l\fR options are mutually exclusive. Printer and class names must be no longer than 14 characters and must consist entirely of the characters \fBA\fR-\fBZ\fR, \fBa\fR-\fBz\fR, \fB0\fR-\fB9\fR, dash (\fB-\fR) and underscore (\fB_\fR). If \fB-s\fR is specified, the following options are invalid: \fB-A\fR, \fB-e\fR, \fB-F\fR, \fB-h\fR, \fB-i\fR, \fB-l\fR, \fB-M\fR, \fB-m\fR, \fB-o\fR, \fB-U\fR, \fB-v\fR, and \fB-W\fR. .sp .LP The following options can appear in any order. .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-A\fR \fIalert-type\fR [\fB-W\fR \fIminutes\fR]\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n The \fB-A\fR option is used to define an alert that informs the administrator when a printer fault is detected, and periodically thereafter, until the printer fault is cleared by the administrator. The \fIalert-types\fR are: .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBmail\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Send the alert message using mail (see \fBmail\fR(1)) to the administrator. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBwrite\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Write the message to the terminal on which the administrator is logged in. If the administrator is logged in on several terminals, one is chosen arbitrarily. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBquiet\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Do not send messages for the current condition. An administrator can use this option to temporarily stop receiving further messages about a known problem. Once the fault has been cleared and printing resumes, messages are sent again when another fault occurs with the printer. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBshowfault\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Attempt to execute a fault handler on each system that has a print job in the queue. The fault handler is \fB/etc/lp/alerts/printer\fR. It is invoked with three parameters: \fIprinter_name\fR, \fBdate\fR, \fIfile_name\fR. The \fIfile_name\fR is the name of a file containing the fault message. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBnone\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Do not send messages; any existing alert definition for the printer is removed. No alert is sent when the printer faults until a different alert-type (except \fBquiet\fR) is used. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fIshell-command\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Run the \fIshell-command\fR each time the alert needs to be sent. The shell command should expect the message in standard input. If there are blank spaces embedded in the command, enclose the command in quotes. Notice that the \fBmail\fR and \fBwrite\fR values for this option are equivalent to the values \fBmail\fR \fIuser-name\fR and \fBwrite\fR \fIuser-name\fR respectively, where \fIuser-name\fR is the current name for the administrator. This is the login name of the person submitting this command unless he or she has used the \fBsu\fR command to change to another user ID. If the \fBsu\fR command has been used to change the user ID, then the \fIuser-name\fR for the new ID is used. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBlist\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Display the type of the alert for the printer fault. No change is made to the alert. .RE When a fault occurs, the printing subsystem displays a message indicating that printing for a specified printer has stopped and the reason for the stoppage. The message also indicates that printing will restart in a few minutes and that you can enter an \fBenable\fR command if you want to restart sooner than that. .sp Following a fault that occurs in the middle of a print job, the job is reprinted from the beginning. An exception to this occurs when you enter a command, such as the one shown below, that changes the page list to be printed. .sp .in +2 .nf % \fB\fR\fBlp\fR\fB \fR\fB-i\fR\fB \fIrequest-id\fR \fR\fB-P\fR\fB ...\fR .fi .in -2 .sp For a given print request, the presence of multiple reasons for failure indicate multiple attempts at printing. .sp The \fBLP\fR print service can detect printer faults only through an adequate fast filter and only when the standard interface program or a suitable customized interface program is used. Furthermore, the level of recovery after a fault depends on the capabilities of the filter. .sp If, instead of a single printer, the keyword \fBall\fR is displayed in an alert, the alert applies to all printers. .sp If the \fB-W\fR option is not used to arrange fault alerting for \fIprinter\fR, the default procedure is to mail one message to the administrator of \fIprinter\fR per fault. This is equivalent to specifying \fB-W\fR \fBonce\fR or \fB-W\fR \fB0\fR. If \fIminutes\fR is a number greater than zero, an alert is sent at intervals specified by \fIminutes\fR. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-c\fR \fIclass\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Insert \fIprinter\fR into the specified \fIclass\fR. \fIclass\fR is created if it does not already exist. This option requires the \fB-U\fR \fIdial-info\fR or \fB-v\fR \fIdevice\fR options. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-D\fR \fIcomment\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Save this \fIcomment\fR for display whenever a user asks for a full description of \fIprinter\fR (see \fBlpstat\fR(1)). The LP print service does not interpret this comment. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-e\fR \fIprinter\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Copy the interface program of an existing \fIprinter\fR to be the interface program for \fIprinter\fR. (Options \fB-i\fR and \fB-m\fR must not be specified with this option.) .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-f\fR \fBallow\fR:\fIform-list\fR\fR .ad .br .na \fB\fB-f\fR \fBdeny\fR:\fIform-list\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Allow or deny the forms in \fIform-list\fR to be printed on \fIprinter\fR. By default no forms are allowed on a new printer. .sp For each printer, the \fBLP\fR print service keeps two lists of forms: an ``allow-list'' of forms that can be used with the printer, and a ``deny-list'' of forms that cannot be used with the printer. With the \fB\fR\fB-f\fR\fB allow\fR option, the forms listed are added to the allow-list and removed from the deny-list. With the \fB-f\fR \fBdeny\fR option, the forms listed are added to the deny-list and removed from the allow-list. .sp If the allow-list is not empty, only the forms in the list can be used on the printer, regardless of the contents of the deny-list. If the allow-list is empty, but the deny-list is not, the forms in the deny-list cannot be used with the printer. All forms can be excluded from a printer by specifying \fB-f\fR \fBdeny:all\fR. All forms can be used on a printer (provided the printer can handle all the characteristics of each form) by specifying \fB-f\fR \fBallow:all\fR. .sp The \fBLP\fR print service uses this information as a set of guidelines for determining where a form can be mounted. Administrators, however, are not restricted from mounting a form on any printer. If mounting a form on a particular printer is in disagreement with the information in the allow-list or deny-list, the administrator is warned but the mount is accepted. Nonetheless, if a user attempts to issue a print or change request for a form and printer combination that is in disagreement with the information, the request is accepted only if the form is currently mounted on the printer. If the form is later unmounted before the request can print, the request is canceled and the user is notified by mail. .sp If the administrator tries to specify a form as acceptable for use on a printer that does not have the capabilities needed by the form, the command is rejected. .sp Notice the other use of \fB-f\fR, with the \fB-M\fR option, below. .sp The \fB-T\fR option must be invoked first with \fBlpadmin\fR to identify the printer type before the \fB-f\fR option can be used. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-F\fR \fIfault-recovery\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n This option specifies the recovery to be used for any print request that is stopped because of a printer fault, according to the value of \fIfault-recovery\fR: .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBcontinue\fR\fR .ad .RS 13n .rt Continue printing on the top of the page where printing stopped. This requires a filter to wait for the fault to clear before automatically continuing. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBbeginning\fR\fR .ad .RS 13n .rt Start printing the request again from the beginning. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBwait\fR\fR .ad .RS 13n .rt Disable printing on \fIprinter\fR and wait for the administrator or a user to enable printing again. .sp During the wait, the administrator or the user who submitted the stopped print request can issue a change request that specifies where printing should resume. (See the \fB-i\fR option of the \fBlp\fR command.) If no change request is made before printing is enabled, printing resumes at the top of the page where stopped, if the filter allows; otherwise, the request is printed from the beginning. .RE .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-h\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Indicate that the device associated with the printer is hardwired. If neither of the mutually exclusive options, \fB-h\fR and \fB-l\fR, is specified, \fB-h\fR is assumed. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-i\fR \fIinterface\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Establish a new interface program for \fIprinter\fR. \fIinterface\fR is the pathname of the new program. (The \fB-e\fR and \fB-m\fR options must not be specified with this option.) .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-I\fR \fIcontent-type-list\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Allow \fIprinter\fR to handle print requests with the content types listed in a \fIcontent-type-list\fR. .sp The type \fBsimple\fR is recognized as the default content type for files in the UNIX system. A \fBsimple\fR type of file is a data stream containing only printable \fBASCII\fR characters and the following control characters: .sp .sp .TS tab(); cw(1.83i) cw(1.83i) cw(1.83i) lw(1.83i) lw(1.83i) lw(1.83i) . Control CharOctal ValueMeaning BACKSPACE10Move back one char, except  at beginning of line TAB11Move to next tab stop LINEFEED12Move to beginning of (newline) next line FORMFEED14Move to beginning of  next page RETURN15Move to beginning of  current line .TE To prevent the print service from considering \fBsimple\fR a valid type for the printer, specify either an explicit value (such as the printer type) in the \fIcontent-type-list\fR, or an empty list. If you do want \fBsimple\fR included along with other types, you must include \fBsimple\fR in the \fIcontent-type-list\fR. .sp In addition to content types defined by the print administrator, the type \fBPostScript\fR is recognized and supported by the Solaris print subsystem. This includes filters to support \fBPostScript\fR as the printer content type. .sp The type \fBany\fR is recognized as a special content type for files. When declared as the input type for a printer, it signals the print sub-system not to do any filtering on the file before sending it to the printer. .sp Except for \fBsimple\fR and \fBany\fR, each \fIcontent-type\fR name is determined by the administrator. If the printer type is specified by the \fB-T\fR option, then the printer type is implicitly considered to be also a valid content type. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-l\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Indicate that the device associated with \fIprinter\fR is a login terminal. The LP scheduler (\fBlpsched\fR) disables all login terminals automatically each time it is started. (The \fB-h\fR option must not be specified with this option.) .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-m\fR \fImodel\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Select \fImodel\fR interface program, provided with the \fBLP\fR print service, for the printer. (Options \fB-e\fR and \fB-i\fR must not be specified with this option.) .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-M\fR \fB-f\fR \fIform-name\fR [\fB-a\fR [\fB-o\fR \fBfilebreak\fR]] [\fB-t\fR \fItray-number\fR]]\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Mount the form \fIform-name\fR on \fIprinter\fR. Print requests that need the pre-printed form \fIform-name\fR is printed on \fIprinter\fR. If more than one printer has the form mounted and the user has specified \fBany\fR (with the \fB-d\fR option of the \fBlp\fR command) as the printer destination, then the print request is printed on the one printer that also meets the other needs of the request. .sp The page length and width, and character and line pitches needed by the form are compared with those allowed for the printer, by checking the capabilities in the \fBterminfo\fR database for the type of printer. If the form requires attributes that are not available with the printer, the administrator is warned but the mount is accepted. If the form lists a print wheel as mandatory, but the print wheel mounted on the printer is different, the administrator is also warned but the mount is accepted. .sp If the \fB-a\fR option is given, an alignment pattern is printed, preceded by the same initialization of the physical printer that precedes a normal print request, with one exception: no banner page is printed. Printing is assumed to start at the top of the first page of the form. After the pattern is printed, the administrator can adjust the mounted form in the printer and press return for another alignment pattern (no initialization this time), and can continue printing as many alignment patterns as desired. The administrator can quit the printing of alignment patterns by typing \fBq\fR. .sp If the \fB-o\fR \fBfilebreak\fR option is given, a formfeed is inserted between each copy of the alignment pattern. By default, the alignment pattern is assumed to correctly fill a form, so no formfeed is added. .sp If the \fB-t\fR \fItray-number\fR option is specified, printer tray \fItray-number\fR is used. .sp A form is ``unmounted'' either by mounting a new form in its place or by using the \fB-f\fR \fBnone\fR option. By default, a new printer has no form mounted. .sp Notice the other use of \fB-f\fR without the \fB-M\fR option above. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-M\fR \fB-S\fR \fIprint-wheel\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Mount the \fIprint-wheel\fR on \fIprinter\fR. Print requests that need the \fIprint-wheel\fR are printed on \fIprinter\fR. If more than one printer has \fIprint-wheel\fR mounted and the user has specified \fBany\fR (with the \fB-d\fR option of the \fBlp\fR command) as the printer destination, then the print request is printed on the one printer that also meets the other needs of the request. .sp If the \fIprint-wheel\fR is not listed as acceptable for the printer, the administrator is warned but the mount is accepted. If the printer does not take print wheels, the command is rejected. .sp A print wheel is ``unmounted'' either by mounting a new print wheel in its place or by using the option \fB-S\fR \fBnone\fR. By default, a new printer has no print wheel mounted. .sp Notice the other uses of the \fB-S\fR option without the \fB-M\fR option described below. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-n\fR \fIppdfilename\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Specify a \fBPPD\fR file for creating and modifying printer queues. \fIppdfilename\fR is the full path and file name to the \fBPPD\fR file. Used in conjunction with the \fB-p\fR, \fB-d\fR, \fB-x\fR, or \fB-S\fR options. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-o\fR \fIoption\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n The \fB-o\fR option defines default printer configuration values given to an interface program. The default can be explicitly overwritten for individual requests by the user (see \fBlp\fR(1)), or taken from a preprinted form description (see \fBlpforms\fR(1M) and \fBlp\fR(1)). .sp There are several options which are predefined by the system. In addition, any number of key-value pairs can be defined. See the section "Predefined Options Used with the \fB-o\fR Option", below. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-P\fR \fIpaper-name\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Specify a paper type list that the printer supports. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-r\fR \fIclass\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Remove \fIprinter\fR from the specified \fIclass\fR. If \fIprinter\fR is the last member of \fIclass\fR, then \fIclass\fR is removed. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-S\fR \fIlist\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Allow either the print wheels or aliases for character sets named in \fIlist\fR to be used on the printer. .sp If the printer is a type that takes print wheels, then \fIlist\fR is a comma or space separated list of print wheel names. These are the only print wheels considered mountable on the printer. (You can always force a different print wheel to be mounted.) Until the option is used to specify a list, no print wheels are considered mountable on the printer, and print requests that ask for a particular print wheel with this printer are rejected. .sp If the printer is a type that has selectable character sets, then \fIlist\fR is a list of character set name ``mappings'' or aliases. Each ``mapping'' is of the form \fIknown-name=alias\fR The \fIknown-name\fR is a character set number preceded by \fBcs\fR (such as \fBcs3\fR for character set three) or a character set name from the \fBterminfo\fR database entry \fBcsnm\fR. See \fBterminfo\fR(4). If this option is not used to specify a list, only the names already known from the \fBterminfo\fR database or numbers with a prefix of \fBcs\fR is acceptable for the printer. If \fIlist\fR is the word \fBnone\fR, any existing print wheel lists or character set aliases are removed. .sp Notice the other uses of the \fB-S\fR with the \fB-M\fR option described above. .sp The \fB-T\fR option must be invoked first with \fBlpadmin\fR to identify the printer type before the \fB-S\fR option can be used. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-s\fR \fIsystem-name\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n The \fB-s\fR option can be used for both remote or local printers. For remote printers: .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-s\fR \fIsystem-name\fR[\fB!\fR\fIprinter-name\fR] (UUCP format)\fR .ad .br .na \fB\fB-s\fR \fIprinter-name\fR\fB@\fR\fIsystem-name\fR (RCMD format)\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Make a remote printer (one that must be accessed through another system) accessible to users on your system. \fIsystem-name\fR is the name of the remote system on which the remote printer is located it. \fIprinter-name\fR is the name used on the remote system for that printer. For example, if you want to access \fIprinter1\fR on \fIsystem1\fR and you want it called \fIprinter2\fR on your system: .sp .in +2 .nf \fB-p\fR \fIprinter2\fR \fB-s\fR \fIsystem1\fR\fB!\fR\fIprinter1\fR .fi .in -2 .sp .sp .in +2 .nf \fB-p\fR \fIprinter2\fR \fB-s\fR \fIprinter1\fR\fB@\fR\fIsystem1\fR .fi .in -2 .sp .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-s\fR \fIscheme\fR\fB://\fR\fIend-point\fR (URI format)\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Make a remote printer (one that must be accessed through another system) accessible to users on your system. The supported schemes include \fBlpd\fR and \fBipp\fR. Specify URI's using the \fBlpd\fR format as follows: .sp .in +2 .nf \fBlpd://\fR\fIserver\fR/\fIprinters\fR/\fIqueue\fR\fB[#Solaris]\fR .fi .in -2 .sp URI's using the \fBipp\fR format are defined by the remote print server. They are generally of the format: .sp .in +2 .nf \fBipp://\fR\fIserver\fR\fB/\fR\fIprinters\fR\fB/\fR\fIqueue\fR .fi .in -2 .sp In either case, \fIserver\fR specifies the hostname or IP address of the remote print server, \fIqueue\fR specifies the name of the print queue on the remote print server, and the optional \fB#Solaris\fRspecifies that the remote print server is a Solaris server when \fBlpd\fR URI format is being used. .sp For example: .sp .in +2 .nf \fB-p\fR \fIprinter\fR \fB-s\fR \fBlpd://\fR\fIserver\fR\fB/\fR\fIprinters\fR\fB/\fR\fIqueue\fR\fB#Solaris\fR \fB-p\fR \fIprinter\fR \fB-s\fR \fBipp://\fR\fIserver\fR\fB/\fR\fIprinters\fR\fB/\fR\fIqueue\fR .fi .in -2 .sp .RE For local printers: .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-s\fR "\fBlocalhost\fR"\fR .ad .RS 18n .rt Use \fBlocalhost\fR for the \fIsystem-name\fR to be used by the print service. In an environment where the nodename is variable, print queues are invalidated when the nodename changes. Using \fBlocalhost\fR as the \fIsystem-name\fR allows print queues to be maintained across changing nodenames. The \fIsystem-name\fR, as used by the print service, is only set to \fBlocalhost\fR when explicitely set with this option; by default, \fBlpadmin\fR sets \fIsystem-name\fR to \fInodename\fR. For example, if you want to configure a new printer on the local system, and want it called \fIprinter3\fR: .sp \fB-p\fR \fIprinter3\fR \fB-s\fR \fIlocalhost\fR \fB-v\fR \fIdevice\fR .sp This option should never be used when creating name service maps. .RE .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-T\fR \fIprinter-type-list\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Identify the printer as being of one or more \fIprinter-type\fRs. Each \fIprinter-type\fR is used to extract data from the \fBterminfo\fR database; this information is used to initialize the printer before printing each user's request. Some filters might also use a \fIprinter-type\fR to convert content for the printer. If this option is not used, the default \fIprinter-type\fR is \fBunknown\fR. No information is extracted from \fBterminfo\fR so each user request is printed without first initializing the printer. Also, this option must be used if the following are to work: \fB\fR\fB-o\fR\fB cpi\fR, \fB\fR\fB-o\fR\fB lpi\fR, \fB\fR\fB-o\fR width, and \fB\fR\fB-o\fR\fB length\fR options of the \fBlpadmin\fR and \fBlp\fR commands, and the \fB-S\fR and \fB-f\fR options of the \fBlpadmin\fR command. .sp If the \fIprinter-type-list\fR contains more than one type, then the \fIcontent-type-list\fR of the \fB-I\fR option must either be specified as \fBsimple\fR, as empty (\fB\fR\fB-I\fR\fB ""\fR), or not specified at all. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB\fR\fB-t\fR\fInumber-of-trays\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Specify the number of trays when creating the printer. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-u\fR \fBallow:\fR\fIlogin-ID-list\fR\fR .ad .br .na \fB\fB-u\fR \fBdeny:\fR\fIlogin-ID-list\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Allow or deny the users in \fIlogin-ID-list\fR access to the printer. By default all users are allowed on a new printer. The \fIlogin-ID-list\fR argument can include any or all of the following constructs: .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fIlogin-ID\fR\fR .ad .RS 24n .rt a user on any system .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fIsystem-name\fR\fB!\fR\fIlogin-ID\fR\fR .ad .RS 24n .rt a user on system \fIsystem-name\fR .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fIsystem-name\fR\fB!all\fR\fR .ad .RS 24n .rt all users on system \fIsystem-name\fR .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBall!\fR\fIlogin-ID\fR\fR .ad .RS 24n .rt a user on all systems .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBall\fR\fR .ad .RS 24n .rt all users on all systems .RE For each printer, the \fBLP\fR print service keeps two lists of users: an ``allow-list'' of people allowed to use the printer, and a ``deny-list'' of people denied access to the printer. With the \fB\fR\fB-u\fR\fB allow\fR option, the users listed are added to the allow-list and removed from the deny-list. With the \fB\fR\fB-u\fR\fB deny\fR option, the users listed are added to the deny-list and removed from the allow-list. .sp If the allow-list is not empty, only the users in the list can use the printer, regardless of the contents of the deny-list. If the allow-list is empty, but the deny-list is not, the users in the deny-list cannot use the printer. All users can be denied access to the printer by specifying \fB\fR\fB-u\fR\fB deny:all\fR. All users can use the printer by specifying \fB\fR\fB-u\fR\fB allow:all\fR. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n The \fB-U\fR option allows your print service to access a remote printer. (It does not enable your print service to access a remote printer service.) Specifically, \fB-U\fR assigns the ``dialing'' information \fIdial-info\fR to the printer. \fIdial-info\fR is used with the \fBdial\fR routine to call the printer. Any network connection supported by the Basic Networking Utilities works. \fIdial-info\fR can be either a phone number for a modem connection, or a system name for other kinds of connections. Or, if \fB-U\fR \fBdirect\fR is given, no dialing takes place, because the name \fBdirect\fR is reserved for a printer that is directly connected. If a system name is given, it is used to search for connection details from the file \fB/etc/uucp/Systems\fR or related files. The Basic Networking Utilities are required to support this option. By default, \fB\fR\fB-U\fR\fB direct\fR is assumed. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB\fR\fB-v\fR \fIdevice\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Associate a \fIdevice\fR with \fIprinter\fR. \fIdevice\fR is the path name of a file that is writable by \fBlp\fR. Notice that the same \fIdevice\fR can be associated with more than one printer. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-v\fR \fIscheme\fR\fB://\fR\fIend-point\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Associate a network attached device with printer. .sp \fIscheme\fR is the method or protocol used to access the network attached device and \fIend-point\fR is the information necessary to contact that network attached device. Use of this device format requires the use of the \fBuri\fR interface script and can only be used with the \fBsmb\fR scheme at this time. .sp For example: .sp .in +2 .nf # lpadmin \fB-p\fR \fIqueue\fR \fB-v\fR \fBsmb://smb-\fR\fIservice\fR\fB/\fR\fIprinter\fR \fB-m\fR \fBuri\fR .fi .in -2 .sp See the \fB/usr/sfw/man/man1m/smbspool.1m\fR man page for details. .RE .SS "Removing a Printer Destination" .sp .LP The \fB-x\fR \fIdest\fR option removes the destination \fIdest\fR (a printer or a class), from the \fBLP\fR print service. If \fIdest\fR is a printer and is the only member of a class, then the class is deleted, too. If \fIdest\fR is \fBall\fR, all printers and classes are removed. If there are no remaining local printers and the scheduler is still running, the scheduler is shut down. .sp .LP No other \fIoptions\fR are allowed with \fB-x\fR. .SS "Setting/Changing the System Default Destination" .sp .LP The \fB-d\fR [\fIdest\fR] option makes \fIdest\fR (an existing printer or class) the new system default destination. If \fIdest\fR is not supplied, then there is no system default destination. No other \fIoptions\fR are allowed with \fB-d\fR. .SS "Setting an Alert for a Print Wheel" .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB-S\fR \fIprint-wheel\fR [\fB-A\fR \fIalert-type\fR] [\fB-W\fR \fIminutes\fR] [\fB-Q\fR \fIrequests\fR] \fB-T\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n The \fB-S\fR \fIprint-wheel\fR option is used with the \fB-A\fR \fIalert-type\fR option to define an alert to mount the print wheel when there are jobs queued for it. If this command is not used to arrange alerting for a print wheel, no alert is sent for the print wheel. Notice the other use of \fB-A\fR, with the \fB-p\fR option, above. .sp The \fIalert-types\fR are: .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBmail\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Send the alert message using the \fBmail\fR command to the administrator. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBwrite\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Write the message, using the \fBwrite\fR command, to the terminal on which the administrator is logged in. If the administrator is logged in on several terminals, one is arbitrarily chosen. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBquiet\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Do not send messages for the current condition. An administrator can use this option to temporarily stop receiving further messages about a known problem. Once the \fIprint-wheel\fR has been mounted and subsequently unmounted, messages are sent againwhen the number of print requests reaches the threshold specified by the \fB-Q\fR option. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBnone\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Do not send messages until the \fB-A\fR option is given again with a different \fIalert-type\fR (other than \fBquiet\fR). .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fIshell-command\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Run the \fIshell-command\fR each time the alert needs to be sent. The shell command should expect the message in standard input. If there are blanks embedded in the command, enclose the command in quotes. Notice that the \fBmail\fR and \fBwrite\fR values for this option are equivalent to the values \fBmail\fR \fIuser-name\fR and \fBwrite\fR \fIuser-name\fR respectively, where \fIuser-name\fR is the current name for the administrator. This is the login name of the person submitting this command unless he or she has used the \fBsu\fR command to change to another user ID. If the \fBsu\fR command has been used to change the user ID, then the \fIuser-name\fR for the new ID is used. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBlist\fR\fR .ad .RS 17n .rt Display the type of the alert for the print wheel on standard output. No change is made to the alert. .RE The message sent appears as follows: .sp .in +2 .nf The print wheel \fIprint-wheel\fR needs to be mounted on the printer(s): \fIprinter\fR(\fIinteger1\fRrequests) \fIinteger2\fR print requests await this print wheel. .fi .in -2 .sp The printers listed are those that the administrator had earlier specified were candidates for this print wheel. The number \fIinteger1\fR listed next to each printer is the number of requests eligible for the printer. The number \fIinteger2\fR shown after the printer list is the total number of requests awaiting the print wheel. It is less than the sum of the other numbers if some requests can be handled by more than one printer. .sp If the \fIprint-wheel\fR is \fBall\fR, the alerting defined in this command applies to all print wheels already defined to have an alert. .sp If the \fB-W\fR option is not given, the default procedure is that only one message is sent per need to mount the print wheel. Not specifying the \fB-W\fR option is equivalent to specifying \fB\fR\fB-W\fR\fB once\fR or \fB-W\fR \fB0\fR. If \fIminutes\fR is a number greater than zero, an alert is sent at intervals specified by \fIminutes\fR. .sp If the \fB-Q\fR option is also given, the alert is sent when a certain number (specified by the argument \fIrequests\fR) of print requests that need the print wheel are waiting. If the \fB-Q\fR option is not given, or \fIrequests\fR is 1 or \fBany\fR (which are both the default), a message is sent as soon as anyone submits a print request for the print wheel when it is not mounted. .RE .SH PREDEFINED OPTIONS USED WITH THE \fB-o\fR OPTION .sp .LP A number of options, described below, are predefined for use with \fB-o\fR. These options are used for adjusting printer capabilities, adjusting printer port characteristics, configuring network printers, and controlling the use of banner. The \fB-o\fR also supports an arbitrary \fB\fIkeyword\fR=\fIvalue\fR\fR format, which is referred to below as an undefined option. .SS "Adjusting Printer Capabilities" .sp .LP The \fBlength\fR, \fBwidth\fR, \fBcpi\fR, and \fBlpi\fR parameters can be used in conjunction with the \fB-o\fR option to adjust printer capabilities. The format of the parameters and their values is as follows: .sp .in +2 .nf length=\fIscaled-decimal-number\fR width=\fIscaled-decimal-number\fR cpi=\fIscaled-decimal-number\fR lpi=\fIscaled-decimal-number\fR .fi .in -2 .sp .sp .LP The term \fIscaled-decimal-number\fR refers to a non-negative number used to indicate a unit of size. The type of unit is shown by a ``trailing'' letter attached to the number. Three types of \fIscaled-decimal-numbers\fR can be used with the LP print service: numbers that show sizes in centimeters (marked with a trailing \fBc\fR); numbers that show sizes in inches (marked with a trailing \fBi\fR); and numbers that show sizes in units appropriate to use (without a trailing letter), that is, lines, characters, lines per inch, or characters per inch. .sp .LP The option values must agree with the capabilities of the type of physical printer, as defined in the terminfo database for the printer type. If they do not, the command is rejected. .sp .LP The defaults are defined in the \fBterminfo\fR entry for the specified printer type. The defaults can be reset by: .sp .in +2 .nf \fBlpadmin -p \fIprintername\fR -o length= lpadmin -p \fIprintername\fR -o width= lpadmin -p \fIprintername\fR -o cpi= lpadmin -p \fIprintername\fR -o lpi=\fR .fi .in -2 .sp .SS "Adjusting Printer Port Characteristics" .sp .LP You use the \fBstty\fR keyword in conjunction with the o option to adjust printer port characteristics. The general form of the \fBstty\fR portion of the command is: .sp .in +2 .nf \fBstty="'\fR\fIstty-option-list\fR'" .fi .in -2 .sp .sp .LP The \fIstty-option-list\fR is not checked for allowed values, but is passed directly to the \fBstty\fR program by the standard interface program. Any error messages produced by \fBstty\fR when a request is processed (by the standard interface program) are mailed to the user submitting the request. .sp .LP The default for \fBstty\fR is: .sp .in +2 .nf stty="'9600 cs8 -cstopb -parenb ixon -ixany opost -olcuc onlcr -ocrnl -onocr -onlret -ofill nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0 vt0 ff0'" .fi .in -2 .sp .sp .LP The default can be reset by: .sp .in +2 .nf \fBlpadmin -p \fIprintername\fR -o stty=\fR .fi .in -2 .sp .SS "Configuring Network Printers" .sp .LP The \fBdest\fR, \fBprotocol\fR, \fBbsdctrl\fR, and \fBtimeout\fR parameters are used in conjunction with the \fB-o\fR option to configure network printers. The format of these keywords and their assigned values is as follows: .sp .in +2 .nf dest=\fIstring\fR protocol=\fIstring\fR bsdctrl=\fIstring\fR \e timeout=\fInon-negative-integer-seconds\fR .fi .in -2 .sp .sp .LP These four options are provided to support network printing. Each option is passed directly to the interface program; any checking for allowed values is done there. .sp .LP The value of \fBdest\fR is the name of the destination for the network printer; the semantics for value \fBdest\fR are dependent on the printer and the configuration. There is no default. .sp .LP The value of option \fBprotocol\fR sets the over-the-wire protocol to the printer. The default for option \fBprotocol\fR is \fBbsd\fR. The value of option \fBbsdctrl\fR sets the print order of control and data files (BSD protocol only); the default for this option is \fBcontrol file first\fR. The value of option \fBtimeout\fR sets the seed value for backoff time when the printer is busy. The default value for the \fBtimeout\fR option is \fB10\fR seconds. The defaults can be reset by: .sp .in +2 .nf \fBlpadmin -p \fIprintername\fR -o protocol= lpadmin -p \fIprintername\fR \fR\fB-o bsdctrl=\fR lpadmin -p \fIprintername\fR -o timeout= .fi .in -2 .sp .SS "Controlling the Use of the Banner Page" .sp .LP Use the following commands to control the use of the banner page: .sp .in +2 .nf \fBlpadmin -p \fIprinter\fR -o nobanner\fR \fBlpadmin -p \fIprinter\fR -o banner\fR \fBlpadmin -p \fIprinter\fR -o banner=always\fR \fBlpadmin -p \fIprinter\fR -o banner=never\fR \fBlpadmin -p \fIprinter\fR -o banner=optional\fR .fi .in -2 .sp .sp .LP The first and fifth commands (\fB-o\fR \fBnobanner\fR and \fB-o\fR \fBbanner=optional\fR) are equivalent. The default is to print the banner page, unless a user specifies \fB-o\fR \fBnobanner\fR on an \fBlp\fR command line. .sp .LP The second and third commands (\fB-o\fR \fBbanner\fR and \fB-o\fR \fBbanner=always\fR) are equivalent. Both cause a banner page to be printed always, even if a user specifies \fBlp\fR \fB-o\fR \fBnobanner\fR. The root user can override this command. .sp .LP The fourth command (\fB-o\fR \fBbanner=never\fR) causes a banner page never to be printed, even if a user specifies \fBlp\fR \fB-o\fR \fBbanner\fR. The root user can override this command. .SS "Undefined Options" .sp .LP The \fB-o\fR option supports the use of arbitrary, user-defined options with the following format: .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fIkey\fR\fB=\fR\fIvalue\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Each \fIkey\fR\fB=\fR\fIvalue\fR is passed directly to the interface program. Any checking for allowed values is done in the interface program. .sp Any default values for a given \fIkey\fR\fB=\fR\fIvalue\fR option are defined in the interface program. If a default is provided, it can be reset by typing the key without any value: .sp .in +2 .nf lpadmin -p \fIprintername\fR -o \fIkey\fR= .fi .in -2 .sp .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fBlpadmin\fR \fB-p\fR \fIprinter\fR \fB-o\fR \fBfoo | nofoo\fR\fR .ad .sp .6 .RS 4n Sets boolean values \fBfoo=true | foo=false\fR. .RE .SH EXAMPLES .sp .LP In the following examples, \fIprtr\fR can be any name up to 14 characters and can be the same name as the \fBping\fR(1M) name. .LP \fBExample 1 \fRConfiguring an HP Postscript Printer with a Jet Direct Network Interface .sp .LP The following example configures an HP postscript printer with a jet direct network interface: .sp .in +2 .nf example# \fBlpadmin -p \fIprtr\fR -v /dev/null -m netstandard \e -o dest=\fIping_name_of_prtr\fR:9100 -o protocol=tcp -T PS -I \e postscript\fR example# \fBenable \fIprtr\fR\fR example# \fBaccept \fIprtr\fR\fR .fi .in -2 .sp .LP \fBExample 2 \fRConfiguring a Standard Postscript Network Printer .sp .LP The following example configures a standard postscript network printer: .sp .in +2 .nf example# \fBlpadmin -p \fIprtr\fR -v /dev/null -m netstandard \e -o dest=\fIping_name_of_prtr\fR -T PS -I postscript\fR example# \fBenable \fIprtr\fR\fR example# \fBaccept \fIprtr\fR\fR .fi .in -2 .sp .SH EXIT STATUS .sp .LP The following exit values are returned: .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB0\fR\fR .ad .RS 12n .rt Successful completion. .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fBnon-zero\fR .ad .RS 12n .rt An error occurred. .RE .SH FILES .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB/var/spool/lp/*\fR\fR .ad .RS 26n .rt .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB/etc/lp\fR\fR .ad .RS 26n .rt .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB/etc/lp/alerts/printer\fR\fR .ad .RS 26n .rt Fault handler for \fBlpadmin\fR .RE .sp .ne 2 .mk .na \fB\fB/etc/printers.conf\fR\fR .ad .RS 26n .rt System printer configuration database .RE .SH ATTRIBUTES .sp .LP See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: .sp .sp .TS tab() box; cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) . ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE _ Interface StabilityObsolete .TE .SH SEE ALSO .sp .LP \fBenable\fR(1), \fBlp\fR(1), \fBlpstat\fR(1), \fBmail\fR(1), \fBstty\fR(1), \fBaccept\fR(1M), \fBlpforms\fR(1M), \fBlpsched\fR(1M), \fBlpsystem\fR(1M), \fBping\fR(1M), \fBdial\fR(3NSL), \fBterminfo\fR(4), \fBattributes\fR(5) .sp .LP \fI\fR .SH NOTES .sp .LP When using lpadmin to provide access to a remote printer, remote configuration data is stored in \fB/etc/printers.conf\fR. This data includes a \fBbsdaddr\fR and a \fBprinter-uri-supported\fR attribute. The data in this file can be shared through the use of a network name service or replicated across multiple systems. If the data is shared, it is important to make sure that the \fBbsdaddr\fR and \fBprinter-uri-supported\fR contain hostname information that is correctly resolved on all hosts sharing this data. Also, the \fBprinter-uri-supported\fR is the preferred means of accessing remote print service. The \fBbsdaddr\fR is supplied for backward compatability with Solaris 2.6-10 systems.