LPINIT(C)                XENIX System V                 LPINIT(C)



     Name
          lpinit - Adds, reconfigures and maintains lineprinters.

     Syntax
          /etc/lpinit

     Description
          lpinit is a shell script for configuring and adding new
          lineprinters to a system, and for maintaining and
          reconfiguring existing printers.  It should only be executed
          by the system manager.

          lpinit displays a menu with the following options:
             1) Add a new printer
             2) Remove a printer
             3) Reconfigure an existing printer
             4) Assign a system default printer
             5) Print lp status information

          When reconfiguring an existing printer the following options
          are given:
             1) Insert a printer into a class
             2) Remove a printer from a class
             3) Install a new interface program for a printer
             4) Associate a new device with a printer

          Information which the system manager may be asked to supply
          includes:
             - The printer device (e.g. /dev/lp0).
             - The printer name (default is printer).
             - The pathname of the interface program (several
               example programs are supported).
             - The name of a class into which to insert or
               remove a printer.
             - Whether the printer being added or reconfigured
               is a parallel or serial printer.

          The printer name can be any combination of up to 14
          alphanumeric characters or underscores.  A printer interface
          program can be a shell script, C program, or any executable
          program; or the model interface program,
          /usr/spool/lp/model/dumb, can be copied and modified. (See
          the ``Models'' section of the lpadmin(C) manual page.)

          When adding a new printer, lpinit changes the acceptance
          status of the new lineprinter to ``accept,'' and enables it
          to print files.  /etc/lpinit then asks if the new printer
          will be the default printing destination.  All nonspecific
          print requests are routed to the default destination (see
          lp(C)).

          If the line printer scheduler is running when lpinit is



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          invoked, the user is reminded that any jobs which are
          printing may be interrupted and the user is asked if he
          wants to continue.  The scheduler is restarted when lpinit
          exits only if it was running when lpinit was invoked or if a
          new printer was added.

          The steps to configure a new printer can be taken
          separately, (see lpadmin(C), accept(C), enable(C), and
          lpsched(C) for more information).

     Files
          /etc/lpinit

     See Also
          accept(C), enable(C), lp(C), lpadmin(C), lpsched(C)








































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