Re: adding printers in kickstart

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Em Quarta, 14 de Maio de 2003 14:56, escreveste:
> It's sounding like the answer to my original question is NO.
>
> I don't want to use any tool except command line (like lpadmin in
> Solaris, which exists on RH7.3, but doesn't seem to work the same) to
> add over 100 printers on any host even once, but unless anyone can tell
> me what that is, I guess that's exactly what I'll have to do.  Then
> export/tar/import/whatever that config to new hosts on build.
>
> I'm still holding out hope that someone knows how to do this on a
> command line (btw, redhat-config-printer-tui --help is useless for this
> purpose).

Configure one printer on the GUI redhat-config-printer; the do
the -Xexport stuff; look at the generated XML file. It's simple enough
to hack some script to generate it and feed it to redhat-config-printer-tui 
-Ximport.

>
> Thanks.
>
> Eric Lambert
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John [mailto:red@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 5:50 PM
> To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: adding printers in kickstart
>
> On Tue, 13 May 2003, Lambert, Eric wrote:
> > Does someone know the correct command line to use in kickstart (or in
> > a running OS for that matter) to use to add an LPD network printer?
>
> You create the definition using printconf{t,g}ui on an installed system,
> then export it using printconf-tui.
>
> In your kickstart file, you import it with printconf-tui. Read the man
> pages for more.
>
> Don't overlook the possibility of serving up your configuration, once
> you have it, with your webserver. You can fetch it on your client with
> either lynx or wget.
>
> > I'm looking for accomplishing the same thing as what happens when I
> > run the "printconf-gui" tool and do the following:
> >
> > Select "New"
> > enter a queue name
> > select "Unix Printer" (LPD) as the queue type
> > enter a print-server name and queue name on the server
> > select Postscript Printer as the print driver type
> > Finish
> >
> > Thanks in advance, and please let me know if there is another list I
> > can
> > Cc: which may have more specific printer expertise.
> >
> > Eric Lambert
> > CIG




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