printer to define

[federico_3]

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

[Varghese Mathew]

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

[Varghese Mathew]

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

[federico_3]

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.

[Varghese Mathew]

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

[federico_3]

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? )

[Vincent Stedema · Accepted solution]

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