topic Re: printer to define in Operating System - HP-UX

printer to define

federico_3 — Thu, 05 Jul 2001 05:41:42 GMT

if i would need to define a printer existing on a source server in a target server whitout using jetadmin but copying the configuration files , how could i do this action if it is possible?

Federico

Re: printer to define

Varghese Mathew — Thu, 05 Jul 2001 07:02:02 GMT

Hi,

Assume "ctxprd" is the source server where the printer is already configured, and "ctxnew" is the target server where you are going to replicate the printer.

Use the attached sript :
You can make use of the script in this way --> assume "mhp12" is the printer you want to replicate to "ctxnew" from "ctxprd" , then execute the script
#sh printer.sh mhp12
this will create the printer in your new machine.

Please do not forget to add the host entry (IP address) of teh printer in the /etc/hosts file.

Hope this helps

Cheers !!!
Mathew

Re: printer to define

Varghese Mathew — Thu, 05 Jul 2001 07:12:15 GMT

Hi again,

Oooopps i did'ntsend u the script..
here is it..mkdir /var/spool/lp/request/$1
rcp -p CTXPRD:/etc/lp/interface/$1 /etc/lp/interface
chown lp:bin /etc/lp/interface/$1
rcp -p CTXPRD:/etc/lp/interface/model.orig/$1 /etc/lp/interface/model.orig
chown lp:bin /etc/lp/interface/model.orig/$1
rcp -p CTXPRD:/etc/lp/member/$1 /etc/lp/member
chown lp:lp /etc/lp/member/$1 /var/spool/lp/request/$1
rcp -p CTXPRD:/var/spool/lp/?status /var/spool/lp
## rcp -p CTXPRD:/etc/hosts /etc
/usr/sbin/lpshut
/usr/sbin/lpsched

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Thats all

Cheeers !!!
Mathew

Re: printer to define

federico_3 — Thu, 05 Jul 2001 07:32:15 GMT

Could you explain me what is the meaning of /var/spool/lp/qstatus and pstatus and why i should copy also these files that, if i'm not wrong, are strictly related to the printers defined on the server.

Re: printer to define

Varghese Mathew — Fri, 06 Jul 2001 00:18:00 GMT

Hi,

You are right, that gives problem. Anyone else has got some other ideas.

But if we don't copy those ?status files, it doesn't work at all...

Cheers !!!
Mathew

Re: printer to define

federico_3 — Fri, 06 Jul 2001 05:05:04 GMT

This way i should copy the status files from a server ( that contains about 200 hundred of printers ) to another one ( with only few printers configured), ... and if in these new files there is no reference about the printers defined in the target server, will all be OK ( That is, will the printers already defined in the target sever work properly? )

Re: printer to define

Vincent Stedema — Fri, 06 Jul 2001 05:50:52 GMT

Hi Federico,

I found a thread which thoroughly explains which files are important to the printer subsystem and why. Here it is: http://aa11.cjb.net/hpux_admin/2000/01/0450.html

Why don't you use the addqueue program which ships with jetadmin? In stead of using several rcp's to transfer a printer configuration you can set up a new printer on a remote system ine one remsh....

Regards,

Vincent