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+.\" @(#)4.t 6.6 (Berkeley) 4/17/91
+.\"
+.NH 1
+Setting up
+.PP
+The 4.3BSD release comes with the necessary programs
+installed and with the default line printer queue
+created. If the system must be modified, the
+makefile in the directory /usr/src/usr.lib/lpr
+should be used in recompiling and reinstalling
+the necessary programs.
+.PP
+The real work in setting up is to create the
+.I printcap
+file and any printer filters for printers not supported
+in the distribution system.
+.NH 2
+Creating a printcap file
+.PP
+The
+.I printcap
+database contains one or more entries per printer.
+A printer should have a separate spooling directory;
+otherwise, jobs will be printed on
+different printers depending on which printer daemon starts first.
+This section describes how to create entries for printers that do not
+conform to the default printer description (an LP-11 style interface to a
+standard, band printer).
+.NH 3
+Printers on serial lines
+.PP
+When a printer is connected via a serial communication line
+it must have the proper baud rate and terminal modes set.
+The following example is for a DecWriter III printer connected
+locally via a 1200 baud serial line.
+.DS
+.DT
+lp|LA-180 DecWriter III:\e
+ :lp=/dev/lp:br#1200:fs#06320:\e
+ :tr=\ef:of=/usr/lib/lpf:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:
+.DE
+The
+.B lp
+entry specifies the file name to open for output. Here it could
+be left out since ``/dev/lp'' is the default.
+The
+.B br
+entry sets the baud rate for the tty line and the
+.B fs
+entry sets CRMOD, no parity, and XTABS (see \fItty\fP\|(4)).
+The
+.B tr
+entry indicates that a form-feed should be printed when the queue
+empties so the paper can be torn off without turning the printer off-line and
+pressing form feed.
+The
+.B of
+entry specifies the filter program
+.I lpf
+should be used for printing the files;
+more will be said about filters later.
+The last entry causes errors
+to be written to the file ``/usr/adm/lpd-errs''
+instead of the console. Most errors from \fIlpd\fP are logged using
+\fIsyslogd\fP\|(8) and will not be logged in the specified file. The
+filters should use \fIsyslogd\fP to report errors; only those that
+write to standard error output will end up with errors in the \fBlf\fP file.
+(Occasionally errors sent to standard error output have not appeared
+in the log file; the use of \fIsyslogd\fP is highly recommended.)
+.NH 3
+Remote printers
+.PP
+Printers that reside on remote hosts should have an empty
+.B lp
+entry.
+For example, the following printcap entry would send output to the printer
+named ``lp'' on the machine ``ucbvax''.
+.DS
+.DT
+lp|default line printer:\e
+ :lp=:rm=ucbvax:rp=lp:sd=/usr/spool/vaxlpd:
+.DE
+The
+.B rm
+entry is the name of the remote machine to connect to; this name must
+be a known host name for a machine on the network.
+The
+.B rp
+capability indicates
+the name of the printer on the remote machine is ``lp'';
+here it could be left out since this is the default value.
+The
+.B sd
+entry specifies ``/usr/spool/vaxlpd''
+as the spooling directory instead of the
+default value of ``/usr/spool/lpd''.
+.NH 2
+Output filters
+.PP
+Filters are used to handle device dependencies and to
+do accounting functions. The output filtering of
+.B of
+is used when accounting is
+not being done or when all text data must be passed through a filter.
+It is not intended to do accounting since it is started only once,
+all text files are filtered through it, and no provision is made for passing
+owners' login name, identifying the beginning and ending of jobs, etc.
+The other filters (if specified) are started for each file
+printed and do accounting if there is an
+.B af
+entry.
+If entries for both
+.B of
+and other filters are specified,
+the output filter is used only to print the banner page;
+it is then stopped to allow other filters access to the printer.
+An example of a printer that requires output filters
+is the Benson-Varian.
+.DS
+.DT
+va|varian|Benson-Varian:\e
+ :lp=/dev/va0:sd=/usr/spool/vad:of=/usr/lib/vpf:\e
+ :tf=/usr/lib/rvcat:mx#2000:pl#58:px=2112:py=1700:tr=\ef:
+.DE
+The
+.B tf
+entry specifies ``/usr/lib/rvcat'' as the filter to be
+used in printing \fItroff\fP\|(1) output.
+This filter is needed to set the device into print mode
+for text, and plot mode for printing
+.I troff
+files and raster images (see \fIva\fP\|(4V)).
+Note that the page length is set to 58 lines by the
+.B pl
+entry for 8.5" by 11" fan-fold paper.
+To enable accounting, the varian entry would be
+augmented with an
+.B af
+filter as shown below.
+.DS
+.DT
+va|varian|Benson-Varian:\e
+ :lp=/dev/va0:sd=/usr/spool/vad:of=/usr/lib/vpf:\e
+ :if=/usr/lib/vpf:tf=/usr/lib/rvcat:af=/usr/adm/vaacct:\e
+ :mx#2000:pl#58:px=2112:py=1700:tr=\ef:
+.DE
+.NH 2
+Access Control
+.PP
+Local access to printer queues is controlled with the
+.B rg
+printcap entry.
+.DS
+ :rg=lprgroup:
+.DE
+Users must be in the group
+.I lprgroup
+to submit jobs to the specified printer.
+The default is to allow all users access.
+Note that once the files are in the local queue, they can be printed
+locally or forwarded to another host depending on the configuration.
+.PP
+Remote access is controlled by listing the hosts in either the file
+/etc/hosts.equiv or /etc/hosts.lpd, one host per line. Note that
+.IR rsh (1)
+and
+.IR rlogin (1)
+use /etc/hosts.equiv to determine which hosts are equivalent for allowing logins
+without passwords. The file /etc/hosts.lpd is only used to control
+which hosts have line printer access.
+Remote access can be further restricted to only allow remote users with accounts
+on the local host to print jobs by using the \fBrs\fP printcap entry.
+.DS
+ :rs:
+.DE
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