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From: zlsiial@mcc.ac.uk (A.V. Le Blanc)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: How to print to a diskless client under hp-ux
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Date: 25 Sep 90 10:39:16 GMT
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To setup a printer on a diskless node of an HP9000/300 cluster:

1) Login on the diskless node as root, and create
the device with a mknod command.  Assuming the device is accessed
from the RS232 serial port, you should have, for example

     mknod /dev/laser c 1 0x090504
     chmod 600 /dev/laser
     chown lp /dev/laser
     chgrp bin /dev/laser

2) At an appropriate point NOT in /dev -- for example in / -- create
a pipe for the printer; e.g.,

     mknod /laser p
     chmod 600 /laser
     chown lp /laser
     chgrp bin /laser

3) In the inittab file for the diskless node, add an entry copying
from the pipe to the device:

     l1:2:respawn:/bin/sh -c "/bin/cat </laser >/dev/laser"

4) In the /etc/rc file in the function localrc add code which sets
the line parameters as follows:

     if [ `hostname` = "abclaser" ]
     then
	nohup sleep 20000000000 </dev/laser >/dev/null &
	stty 9600 -opost -onlcr -parenb cs8 ixon -istrip clocal tab0 </dev/laser     fi

5) Configure the printer using an lpadmin command:

     lpadmin -plaser -v/laser -mlaserjet [etc]

6) Edit the file in /usr/spool/lp/interface to replace each stty command
with the corresponding command

     remsh abclaser 'stty ...... '

7) Then give the accept and enable commands as usual.  You will have to
reboot the node or give it a telinit command to get the line set up
properly.

Yours,
A. V. Le Blanc
ZLSIIAL@UK.AC.MCC.CMS