How to change a Network Printer's name in HPUX 11.11

[UnixT]

I have a Network printer added in a HPUX 11.11 machine .. The Printers name & IP adress has been changed. Can anyone help me on how to change the Printer's name / IP adress in the Unix host side ..?
I tried through SAM .... but it doesn't provide me with any option for changing the printer name ...

The printer is not configured for BOOTP/TFTP in this Machine .. it just connects to it on network for printing ...

Thanks in advance ...

[Tim Nelson · Accepted solution]

If you only need the relevant IP address to Hostname changed then edit /etc/passwd.

e.g.
before
remote_printer1 10.10.1.2

after
remote_printer1 10.10.2.55

Now..
If the IP address was used to configure the printer then you need to edit the printer interface file.

vi /etc/lp/interface/remote_printer1
(edit the line PERIPH=xx.xx.xx.xx )

All done :)


If you want while you are at it you can use a hostname instead of IP address to make things easier.
create entry like above in /etc/hosts
then edit printer interface file like above to use the hostname instead of IP.

Your choice.

[Tim Nelson]

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Cheers ..

[Dennis Handly]

>Tim: If you only need the relevant IP address to Hostname changed then edit /etc/passwd.

Did you mean /etc/hosts as you mentioned later?

[UnixT]

was very useful