The NETUSER and PSC utilities

Using PSC

PSC is a command line utility that allows you to do many of the tasks you might otherwise perform in PCONSOLE or NetWare Administrator.

Tasks you can perform with PSC include the following:

View network printer information
Control network printers
Control the print server

PSC has the following command syntax:

   PSC PS=printserver P=printernumber [option ... ]

To cancel the downing of the Sales Print Server:

PSC PS=PS-SALES CD

To remove a printer from the list of network printers:

PSC PS==printserver PP=printernumber PRI

To stop printer 1 on PS-SALES:

PSC PS=PS-SALES P=1 STO

To view all online help screens:

PSC /? ALL

To view your current print layout in list format:

PSC L

To view online help:

PSC /?

To view specific online help for the STAR (Start) option:

PSC /? STAR

To view the status of all printers for PS-SALES:

PSC PS=PS-SALES P=ALL STAT

The following options to PSC are supported:

AB: Abort. Stops the current print job and deletes it from the print queue. The print server and printer must be specified.
CD: Cancel down. Cancels the ``Going down after current jobs'' option available in PCONSOLE, NetWare Administrator, and the print server console. The print server and printer must be specified.
FF: Form feed. Advances the printer to the top of the next page. The printer must be paused, stopped, or waiting for a print job. The print server and printer must be specified.
/? or /H: Help. Displays online help.
L: List. Displays a tree layout of the current printing setup.
M [character]: Mark. Prints a line of whatever character you indicate so that you can see which line the printer will start printing on. Default: .
MO F=number: Mount form. Tells the print server that you have mounted a new form on the printer. Specify the form number (form names are referenced only in NetWare Administrator and PRINTDEF).
PAU: Pause. Stops the printer temporarily. The STAR (Start) option continues printing the print job from the point that the print job was paused. The print server and printer must be specified.
PRI: Removes the printer from the list of network printers. Use if you don't want other network users to print on the specified printer. The print server and printer must be specified.
SHA: Shared. Removes the Private flag and makes the network printer available to the print server. The print server and printer must be specified.
STAR: Start. Restarts the printer after you have stopped or paused it. The print server and printer must be specified.
STAT: Status. Displays the status (print job name, ID, and percentage complete) on one or more printers on the specified print server. The print server must be specified.
STO: Stop. Stops the printer and returns the print job to the print queue. The STAR (Start) option prints the print job from the beginning.
S=name: Server. Indicates which NetWare server contains the print server you want to manage. Default = current server (bindery-based). This option is not needed when specifying a print server in the same Directory tree.

You can use PCONSOLE to accomplish many of the same tasks, but PSC can be placed in batch files or typed quickly at the DOS prompt.

The ``Server'' option will require you to attach to the specified server with a bindery connection.