lpset(1M)						  System Administration Commands						 lpset(1M)

NAME

       lpset - set printing configuration in /etc/printers.conf or other supported databases

SYNOPSIS

       lpset [-n system | nisplus | fnsldap] [-x]
	    [ [-D binddn] [-w passwd] [-h ldaphost]]
	    [-a key=value] [-d key] destination

DESCRIPTION

       The  lpset  utility sets printing configuration information in  the system configuration databases. Use lpset to create and update printing
       configuration in /etc/printers.conf, or printers.org_dir (NIS+). See nsswitch.conf(4) and printers.conf(4).

       Only a superuser or a member of Group 14 may execute lpset.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -n system|nisplus|ldap	 Create or update the configuration information  for the destination entry in /etc/printers.conf, printers.org_dir
				 (NIS+),  or  LDAP  printer  contexts.	system specifies that the information is created or updated in /etc/print-
				 ers.conf. nisplus specifies that the information is created or updated in the printers.org_dir NIS+  table.  ldap
				 specifies that the information is written to an LDAP server. See .

				 If  -n is not specified, system is the default.

       -x			 Remove all configuration for  the destination entry from the database specified by the -n option.

       -a key=value		 Configure  the  specified  key=value pair for the destination. See printers.conf(4) for information regarding the
				 specification of key=value pairs.

       -d key			 Delete the configuration option specified by key for the  destination entry. See printers.conf(4) for information
				 regarding the specification of key and  key=value pairs.

       -D binddn		 Use the distinguished name (DN) binddn to bind to the LDAP directory server.

       -w passwd		 Use passwd as the password for authentication to the LDAP directory server.

       -h ldaphost		 Specify an alternate host on which the LDAP server is running. This option is only used when ldap is specified as
				 the naming service. If this option is not specified, the default is the current host system.

OPERANDS

       The following operand is supported:

       destination    Specifies the entry in  /etc/printers.conf, printers.org_dir, or LDAP, in which to create or modify information. destination
		      names a printer of class of printers. See  lpadmin(1M). Each entry in  printers.conf describes one destination. Specify des-
		      tination using atomic names. POSIX-style destination names are not acceptable. See printers.conf(4) for information  regard-
		      ing the naming conventions for atomic names and standards(5) for information regarding POSIX.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1 Removing All Existing Printing Configuration Information

       The following example removes all existing printing configuration information for destination dogs from /etc/printers.conf:

	 example% lpset -x dogs

       Example 2 Setting a key=value Pair

       The following example sets the user-equivalence =true key=value pair for destination  tabloid in the NIS+ context:

	 example% lpset -n nisplus -a user-equivalence=true tabloid

       Example 3 Setting a key=value Pair in LDAP

	 example% lpset -n ldap -h ldapl.xyz.com -D "cn=Directory Manager" 
	    -w passwd -a key1=value1 printer1

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0	   Successful completion.

       non-zero    An error occurred.

FILES

       /etc/printers.conf	 System configuration database.

       printer.org_dir (NIS+)	 NIS+ version of /etc/printers.conf.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWpcu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Stability Level 	     |Stable			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       ldap(1),  lp(1),  lpc(1B),  lpq(1B),  lpr(1B),  lpstat(1),  ldapclient(1M),  lpadmin(1M),  lpget(1M), nsswitch.conf(4), printers(4), print-
       ers.conf(4), attributes(5), standards(5)

NOTES

       If the ldap database is used, the printer administrator should be mindful of the following when updating printer information.

	   1.	  Because the domain information for the printer being updated is extracted from the ldapclient(1M) configuration, the LDAP server
		  being updated must host the same domain that is used by the current ldapclient(1M) server.

	   2.	  If  the LDAP server being updated is a replica LDAP server, the updates will be referred to the master LDAP server and completed
		  there. The updates might be out of sync and not appear immediatedly, as the replica server may not have been updated by the mas-
		  ter  server.	For example, a printer that you deleted by using lpset may still appear in the printer list you display with lpget
		  until the replica is updated from the master. Replica servers vary as to how often they are updated from the master.	See System
		  Administration Guide: Solaris Printing for information on LDAP server replication.

	   3.	  Although  users can use the LDAP command line utilities ldapadd(1) and ldapmodify(1) to update printer entries in the directory,
		  the preferred method is to use lpset. Otherwise, if the ldapadd and ldapmodify utilities are used, the administrator must ensure
		  that the printer-name attribute value is unique within the ou=printers container on the LDAP server. If the value is not unique,
		  the result of modifications done using lpset or the Solaris Print Manager, printmgr(1M) may be unpredictable.

SunOS 5.11							    23 May 2003 							 lpset(1M)