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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_lpd Convert LPD Configuration

Synopsis

/usr/lib/print/conv_lpd [-c printers | -c printcap][-n] file
					

Description

When you install or upgrade the Solaris 8 release, existing printer configuration information is automatically converted. You can use the conv_lpd command to convert the printer configuration information for a system running SunOS 4.1. The conv_lpd command converts LPD printer configuration information in a printcap configuration format to entries in an /etc/printers.conf file (see printers.conf(4)).

Alternatively, if the printer configuration information is in printers.conf format, the conv_lpd command converts it to printcap format.

If you are not using a nameservice, you should create a master /etc/printers.conf file that ...

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