Print server setup

Starting PSERVER (advanced UNIX users)

You must start the PSERVER daemon at the NetWare Services server using PSERVER (command line). Only one print server can be running on a NetWare Services server at any given time. If you need to service more than 255 printers, you can load a print server on another NetWare Services server.

The PSERVER command line utility has the following syntax:

/sbin/tfadmin pserver [-bh?] [-c|f|s|t] printserver

For example:

/sbin/tfadmin pserver -b -c ps-marketing

The following list describes the options available with the pserver command. The first three options can be grouped together on the command line; all of the other options must be entered individually with the appropriate value.

-b: Forces PSERVER to work in bindery mode. The authentication to the designated file server will be done through the bindery. Print objects such as print server definitions and queue definitions will be searched for in the bindery. The default is to authenticate and look for print objects using Directory Services.
-h: Causes the PSERVER process to display all the available command line options.
-?: Same as -h.
-c default_context: A default context is used when authenticating through Directory Services. This option is overridden by the pserver_name_context definition in the nwconfig file. For example: -c O=Acme.
-f file_server_name: Works similar to the -b option, except that you can specify a file server as part of the option. Using this option forces PSERVER to work in bindery mode as described for option -b. For example: -f market_server.
-s preferred_file_server_name: Specifies the file server to use when making the initial requester connection or performing the initial authentication. This option is overridden by the pserver_preferred_server definition in the nwconfig file. For example: -s sales_server.
-t default_directory_services_tree: Defines a default Directory tree to be used during authentication. This option is overridden by the pserver_preferred_tree definition in the nwconfig file. For example: -t marketing.

If the print server was defined with a password, then the user sees the following prompt when starting the PSERVER daemon from the command line:

   Enter the password for user print_server_object_name on
   server file_server_name:

A system file, usually called password, can be used to automate this process. It is found in the PSERVER log directory. In general, this will be the directory /etc/netware/pserver. To automate the process, enter the PSERVER object password into the password file.