Technical data

queue-name logical-printers-ready physical-printers-ready
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production_q colorPS hpcolorPS
• To list all of the attributes of the queue mail_q, use the following
command:
# pdls -c queue -r all -s line mail_q
This command produces the following output:
mail_q: object-class = queue
mail_q: queue-name = mail_q
mail_q: associated-server = red_spl
mail_q: enabled = no
mail_q: availability = none
mail_q: state = ready
6.2 Creating and Managing Physical Printers
In a print system, a physical printer is the object that represents an output
device.
Each supported physical printer has a Printer Attribute File (PAF)
for the printer. The PAF file contains the recommended settings for
attributes needed to communicate with and control the printer. You
can determine the appropriate printer attribute file for your new
physical printer by the printer model, because the names of printer
attribute files have the format printer_model.paf. For example
Digital_DEClaser5100_level2PS.paf is the printer attribute file for
the Digital DEClaser5100 printer.
The paf files are stored in the /usr/pd/share/cap directory.
6.2.1 Creating Physical Printers
Use the pdcreate command to create a physical printer. The pdcreate
command-line has the following syntax:
pdcreate -c printer [-x extended_attribute_string] [-X attribute_filename]
printer_name
The attributes that need to be set when you create a physical printer include
the following:
• printer-model —The model name of the printer
• printer-address — The device address or network address of the
printer
• associated-queue — The name of the queue (or queues) that the
printer is associated with
6–4 Creating and Managing Queues and Printers