Guide to Printers and Printing

Using the lpd Remote Subsystem

Prerequisites

• Your system must be configured to communicate with a remote print server. See Using Remote Host Access for Printing.
• To start or stop the lpd remote subsystem, you must have root authority.

Start the lpd Remote Subsystem

1. At the system prompt, type wsm, then select Printers.
2. In the Printer Queues window, select a computer object.
3. Select Properties from the Selected menu.
4. Select Start lpd daemon.

For detailed information or assistance, see the online help.

You can also perform this task with the following commands:

• To start the lpd remote subsystem with the SMIT fast path:

  smit mkitab_lpd
  

• To start the lpd remote subsystem now:

  startsrc -c
  

• To start the lpd remote subsystem at the next system restart:

  mkitab "lpd:2:once:startsrc -c lpd"
  

• To start the lpd remote subsystem both now and at the next system restart:

  startsrc -c; mkitab "lpd:2:once:startsrc -c lpd"
  

Stop the lpd Remote Subsystem

1. At the system prompt, type wsm, then select Printers.
2. In the Printer Queues window, select a computer object.
3. Select Properties from the Selected menu.
4. Select Stop lpd daemon.

for detailed information or assistance, see the online help.

You can also perform this task with the following commands:

• To stop the lpd remote subsystem with the SMIT fast path:

  smit rmitab_lpd
  

• To stop the lpd remote subsystem now:

  stopsrc -c -s lpd
  

• To stop the lpd remote subsystem at the next system restart:

  rmtab "lpd"
  

• To stop the lpd remote subsystem both now and at the next system restart:

  stopsrc -c -s lpd; rmtab "lpd"