11-02-2018
Hi Ken,
The "Alpha Unix" that you are working with could be one of several versions, setting up the printers and modifying the drivers is actually relatively straight forward using the admin GUI on the later versions of what I believe will be OSF.
However from memory this Unix also supported the "lpadmin" command subset, so it may be that you want to setup a class for the printer or copy the filter file - modify the copy and attach the printer to that or even create a new printer (pointing at the same remote queue).
It is now over 15 years since I worked on Alpha kit with OSF, so bear with me if I'm a little rusty - my notes are 300 miles away and were written in a notebook. If I get a chance when I'm home I'll try and dig them out.
Regards
Gull04
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FGADM(8) System Manager's Manual FGADM(8)
NAME
fgadm - filtergen command program
SYNOPSIS
fgadm [ check | reload | save | stop ]
DESCRIPTION
fgadm is a simple command interface for managing filtergen(8) based packet filters.
USAGE
fgadm can be used to stop existing filters (thus turning them off), reload new packet filters, save currently running filters for
longevity, and to check filter scripts for errors before reloading.
The following commands are accepted by fgadm:
check Check the filter script /etc/filtergen/rules.filter for errors. The generated filter will be printed on standard output, and errors
printed to standard error.
reload Replace the current live packet filter with the one in /etc/filtergen/rules.filter. The script will be tested for errors before
reloading.
save The current live packet filter will be saved in a distribution-friendly way. On Red Hat systems, this will save the iptables or
ipchains firewall that is currently loaded into the kernel to load at boot with the iptables or ipchains initscript.
stop This command will flush the current live packet filter out and put it in a default accept mode, thus no firewalling will be in
place. This is useful to abort firewalls in an emergency.
EXAMPLES
One may find the following sequence of commands useful for making firewall changes on live servers:
# at now + 2 min
warning: commands will be executed using (in order) a) $SHELL b) login shell c) /bin/sh
at> fgadm stop
at> ^D<EOT>
job 53 at 2004-06-07 17:25
# fgadm check
# fgadm reload
# atq
53
# atrm 53
# fgadm save
FILES
/etc/filtergen/rules.filter
Packet filter descriptions are read from this file when fgadm is used.
/etc/filtergen/fgadm.conf
This file alters the behaviour of filtergen as called from fgadm.
BUGS
fgadm save does not work on Debian systems with iptables due to a lack of common sense in the iptables package.
SEE ALSO
filtergen(8), filter_syntax(5), filter_backends(5)
AUTHOR
fgadm was written by Jamie Wilkinson <jaq@spacepants.org> for the filtergen package, to ease maintenance of filtergen-based firewalls.
June 7, 2004 FGADM(8)