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Starting and Stopping the LP Spooler
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Before you can print using the LP spooler, one or more printers must be configured and the scheduler started. At the first system boot, the scheduler is not started if no printers are configured.

To add a printer to the spooler, see “Adding a Local Printer to the LP Spooler”, “Adding a Remote Printer to the LP Spooler” or “Adding a Network Printer with HP JetDirect”.

Starting and Stopping Spooler Using Text-Based HP SMH

  1. As a privileged user, start text-based HP SMH. See “Starting Text-Based HP SMH”. You can invoke it with or without the X Window interface.

  2. Press p, Printers and Plotters.

  3. Highlight and select Printers and Plotters.

    An X Window or graphical text screen is displayed.

  4. From the Action pulldown menu,

    • Choose Stop Print Spooler to stop the spooler.

    • Choose Start Print Spooler to start the spooler.

Starting and Stopping Spooler Using HP-UX Commands

  • To start the LP spooler:

    # /usr/sbin/lpsched

  • To stop the LP spooler:

    # /usr/sbin/lpshut


Chapter 6 Configuring Printers
  		 


Adding a Local Printer to the LP Spooler  
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