1printmgr(1M)            System Administration Commands            printmgr(1M)
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NAME

6       printmgr - Solaris Print Manager is a graphical user interface for man‐
7       aging printers in a network
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SYNOPSIS

10       /usr/sadm/admin/bin/printmgr
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DESCRIPTION

14       Solaris Print Manager is a Java-based  graphical  user  interface  that
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16       used in the following name service environments: LDAP, NIS,  NIS+,  and
17       files. You must be logged in as superuser to use this tool.
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20       Using  Solaris  Printer  Manager  is  the preferred method for managing
21       printer access because Solaris Print Manager centralizes printer infor‐
22       mation when it is used in a name service environment.
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25       Adding  printer  information to a name service makes access to printers
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27       administration  easier  because  all  the information about printers is
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31       Solaris Print Manager may be run on a remote system  with  the  display
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33       Printing for instructions on setting the DISPLAY environment variable.
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36       Using Solaris Print Manager to perform printer-related tasks  automati‐
37       cally  updates the appropriate printer databases. Solaris Print Manager
38       also includes a command-line console that displays the lp command  line
39       for the add, modify, and delete printer operations. Errors and warnings
40       may also be displayed when Printer Manager operations are performed.
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43       Help is available by clicking the Help button.
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USAGE

46       Solaris Print Manager enables you to do the following tasks:
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48       Select a Name Service        Select a name service  for  retrieving  or
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52       Add Access to a Printer      Add  printer  access  on  a printer client
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56       Add an Attached Printer      After physically attaching the printer  to
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62       Add a Network Printer        After  physically attaching the printer to
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68       Modify Printer Properties    After adding access to a printer or adding
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73       Delete a Printer             Delete access to a printer from the  print
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ATTRIBUTES

80       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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85       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
86       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
87       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
88       │Availability                 │SUNWppm                      │
89       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

92       ldap(1), lpget(1M), lpset(1M), attributes(5)
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95       System  Administration  Guide: Solaris Printing for information on LDAP
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99       Although users can use the LDAP command line utilities  ldapadd(1)  and
100       ldapmodify(1)to  update printer entries in the directory, the preferred
101       method is to use lpset. Otherwise, if the lpadd and lpmodify  utilities
102       are used, the administrator must ensure that the printer-name attribute
103       value is unique within the ou=printers container on the LDAP server. If
104       the  value  is not unique, the result of modifications done using lpset
105       or the Solaris Print Manager, printmgr may be unpredictable.
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