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Solaris™ 8 System Administrator's Reference
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Solaris™ 8 System Administrator's Reference

by Janice Winsor
September 2000
Beginner content levelBeginner
1312 pages
33h 47m
English
Pearson
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conv_lp Convert LP Configuration

Synopsis

/usr/lib/print/conv_lp [-d dir][-f file]

Description

When you install or upgrade the Solaris 8 release, existing printer configuration information is automatically converted. You can use the conv_lp command to convert the printer configuration information for a system running SunOS 5.5.1. The conv_lp command reads LP printer configuration information from a directory and converts it to an output file for use with print client software.

If you are not using a nameservice, you should create a master /etc/printers.conf file that includes the existing printers at your site. You can then copy the master file to all of the print clients.

Note

If you are using the NIS or NIS+ nameservice to configure printer ...

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