printmgr(1M)						  System Administration Commands					      printmgr(1M)

NAME

       printmgr - Solaris Print Manager is a graphical user interface for managing printers in a network

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sadm/admin/bin/printmgr

DESCRIPTION

       Solaris Print Manager is a Java-based graphical user interface that enables you to manage local and remote printer access. This tool can be
       used in the following name service environments: LDAP, NIS, NIS+, and files. You must be logged in as superuser to use this tool.

       Using Solaris Printer Manager is the preferred method for managing printer access because Solaris Print Manager centralizes printer  infor-
       mation when it is used in a name service environment.

       Adding  printer	information to a name service makes access to printers available to all systems on the network and generally makes printer
       administration easier because all the information about printers is centralized.

       Solaris Print Manager may be run on a remote system with the display sent to the local system. See the System Administration Guide: Solaris
       Printing for instructions on setting the DISPLAY environment variable.

       Using Solaris Print Manager to perform printer-related tasks automatically updates the appropriate printer databases. Solaris Print Manager
       also includes a command-line console that displays the lp command line for the add, modify, and delete printer operations. Errors and warn-
       ings may also be displayed when Printer Manager operations are performed.

       Help is available by clicking the Help button.

USAGE

       Solaris Print Manager enables you to do the following tasks:

       Select a Name Service	    Select a name service for retrieving or changing printer information.

       Add Access to a Printer	    Add printer access on a printer client using Solaris Print Manager.

       Add an Attached Printer	    After  physically  attaching the printer to a system, use Solaris Print Manager to install a local printer and
				    make it available for printing.

       Add a Network Printer	    After physically attaching the printer to a system, use Solaris Print Manager to install a local  printer  and
				    make it available for printing.

       Modify Printer Properties    After  adding  access  to  a  printer or adding an attached or network printer, you can modify certain printer
				    attributes.

       Delete a Printer 	    Delete access to a printer from the print client or delete a printer from the print server or  from  the  name
				    service environment.

ATTRIBUTES

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

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWppm			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       ldap(1), lpget(1M), lpset(1M), attributes(5)

       System Administration Guide: Solaris Printing for information on LDAP server replication.

       Although  users	can  use  the LDAP command line utilities ldapadd(1) and ldapmodify(1)to update printer entries in the directory, the pre-
       ferred method is to use lpset. Otherwise, if the lpadd and lpmodify 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 may be unpredictable.

SunOS 5.11							    23 May 2003 						      printmgr(1M)