Introducing Solaris Print Manager

In the Solaris 8 release, the Solaris Print Manager is the preferred method for managing printers. This Java-based graphical user interface centralizes printing information when used in conjunction with a nameservice. Using a nameservice to store printer configuration information centralizes printer information and makes printer information available to all systems on the network.

You can use Print Manager in the following nameservice environments.

  • files.

  • NIS.

  • NIS+.

  • NIS+ with Federated Naming Service (xfn).

See “The Nameservice Switch” and “Enhanced Network Printer Support” for additional information about the /etc/nsswitch.conf ...

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