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The following sections explain the structure and directory hierarchy for the LP print service. The many files of the LP print service are distributed among seven directories, as shown in Table 6-3.
| Directory | Description |
|---|---|
| /usr/bin | The lp, lpstat, enable, and disable commands |
| /etc/lp | A hierarchy of LP configuration files |
| /usr/share/lib | The terminfo database directory |
| /usr/sbin | The LP commands |
| /usr/lib/lp | The LP daemons, directories for binary files and PostScript filters, and the model directory (which contains the standard printer interface program) |
| /var/lp/logs | The logs for LP activities |
| lpsched.n | Messages from lpsched |
| /var/spool/lp | The spooling directory where files are queued for printing |
| requests.n* | Information about completed print requests |
*Moved from /var/lplogs in the Solaris 2.6 release. Note that the lpNet log was removed completely from the /var/lp/logs directory because the lpNet daemon is replaced by inetd in the Solaris 2.6 release.
The /usr/bin directory contains the lp and lpstat commands, with which users submit and monitor print requests. The directory also contains the enable and disable commands, with which printers are enabled and disabled.
Users can customize their print requests by using options for the lp command, specifying forms, character sets, filters, titles, banners, and so forth. Table 6-4 summarizes the frequently used options for the lp command. These options can be used individually or combined in any order on the command line. When combining options, use a space between options and repeat the dash (-). For example, the following command specifies a destination printer, requests e-mail notification, and prints six copies of a file:
% lp -d printer-name -m -n6 filename
| Option | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| -d | Destination | Specifies a destination printer by name. |
| -m | Sends e - mail to the user who submitted the print request when the file has been printed successfully. | |
| -n | Number | Specifies the number of copies to be printed. |
| -t | Title | Specifies a title for a print request (printed only on the banner page). |
| -o nobanner | Option | Suppresses printing of the banner page for an individual request. |
| -h | Header | Puts a header on each page of the print request. |
| -c | Copy | Copies the file before printing. |
| -w | Write | Writes a message to root's terminal when the file has printed successfully. |
See the lp(1) manual page for a complete list of options.
The scheduler stores configuration information in LP configuration files located in the /etc/lp directory. These configuration files serve the function of the /etc/printcap file in SunOS 4.1. You can check the contents of these files, but you should not edit them directly. The LP administrative commands provide input for the configuration files in the /etc/lp directory. The lpsched daemon administers and updates the configuration files. You should use the administrative commands any time you need to update any configuration file. Table 6-5 describes the contents of the /etc /lp directory.
| File | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| alerts* | Directory | Contains form, jobdone, printer, and sendMsg scripts for sending print system alerts to users. |
| classes | Directory | Contains files that identify classes provided by the lpadmin -c command. |
| fd | Directory | Contains descriptions of existing filters. |
| filter.table* | File | Print filter lookup table. |
| forms | Directory | Location to put files for each form. Initially, this directory is empty. |
| interfaces | Directory | Contains printer interface program files. |
| logs | Link to /var/lp/logs | Contains log files of printing activities. |
| model | Link to /usr/lib/lp/model | Contains the standard printer interface program. |
| printers | Directory | Contains directories for each (remote or local) printer setup. Each directory contains configuration information and alert files for an individual printer. |
| pwheels | Directory | Contains printwheel or cartridge files. |
*New in Solaris 2.6. Note that the Systems ASCII file is no longer a part of the /etc/lp directory in the Solaris 2.6 printing environment /etc/lp directory in the Solaris 2.6 printing environment
The printers directory has a subdirectory for each printer ( local or remote) known to the system. This example shows the subdirectories for the printers pinecone and sparc1:
%ls -l /etc/lp/printers drwxrwxr-x 2 lp lp 512 Jan 23 23:53 pinecone drwxrwxr-x 2 lp lp 512 Jan 11 17:50 sparc1
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