topic Re: Lp interface file in Operating System - HP-UX

Lp interface file

John Hegedus — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:45:57 GMT

I have just created a new machine and I want to keep the same printers that were setup on my old machine... can I merely copy the lp interface file or is there something else that has to be done?

Re: Lp interface file

A. Clay Stephenson — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:00:09 GMT

There is much more than the interface files.

On the old box:
First do an lpstat -t and note any outstanding/old requests. Remove then via the cancel command as there is no need to transfer these old/stale jobs. Next do an lpshut.

cd /
find ./var/spool/lp ./etc/lp -print | cpio -ocv > /var/tmp/lp.cpio

Using rcp, ftp, scp copy /var/tmp/lp.cpio from the old box to the new.

On the new box (and I'll assume that you have already installed the JetDirect software):

lpshut # may error if lpsched not running
cd /
find ./var/spool/lp ./etc/lp -print | cpio -ocv > /var/tmp/lp.cpio.save # just to be safe
rm -r /var/spool/lp /etc/lp
cpio -icvdum < /var/tmp/lp.cpio
lpsched

You should be good to go.

Re: Lp interface file

Dennis Handly — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:37:21 GMT

Note that SAM has a save/restore LP configuration commands. If you save on one machine then tar the directory up, then restore on the other, you should be good to go. This is similar to what Clay mentions.
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1127082

Re: Lp interface file

skt_skt — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:36:46 GMT

echo "Saving /var/sam/lp in local..."
#### Save & store printer config info with lpmgr
/usr/sam/lbin/lpmgr -S -xsavedir=/var/sam/lp

then rcp to the remote machine and restore.

### Change ownership of /var/sam/lp to lp:bin , lp:lp
/usr/bin/chown -Rh lp:bin /var/sam/lp
/usr/bin/chown -Rh lp:lp /var/sam/lp/interface
/usr/bin/chown -Rh lp:lp /var/sam/lp/member

cd /var/sam
/opt/tar/bin/gtar -zcpf /var/sam/lp_config.gz lp
scp -p lp_config.gz ${remhost}:/var/sam

ssh ${remhost} -n "export PATH=$PATH:/opt/aCC/bin:/opt/ansic/bin:/opt/tar/bin:/sbin:/usr/5bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/contrib/b
in:/usr/lib;cd /var/sam;/opt/tar/bin/gtar -zxpf lp_config.gz" &

hope this gives an idea.

Re: Lp interface file

John Hegedus — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:02:55 GMT

I need to download the JetDirect Software but I'm not sure which to download I went to a site that has roughly 99 entries of JetDirect Software??? Do you know which one I need .. My box is an RP7440 running HPUX 11.11

Re: Lp interface file

Peter Nikitka — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:10:12 GMT

Hi,

try this link:

http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?h_pagetype=s-001&h_lang=en&h_cc=us&h_product=27349&h_client=S-A-R163-1&h_page=hpcom〈=en&cc=us

mfG Peter