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help:general_linux:printing [2016/08/10 14:51] jebailie [vprint] |
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- | =====Acceptable use policy for the laser printer in the Asprey Lab===== | + | ===== Setup ===== |
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+ | To enable the printer, on the linux cmd line: | ||
+ | * cd ~ | ||
+ | * mkdir .cups | ||
+ | * cd .cups | ||
+ | * echo 'User 999// | ||
+ | * chmod 400 client.conf | ||
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+ | In lieu of creating a client.conf file, the printing command can be specified on a terminal line: | ||
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+ | * lpr -U 999// | ||
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+ | ===== Acceptable use policy for the laser printer in the Asprey Lab ===== | ||
The **Asprey** printer | The **Asprey** printer | ||
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* is limited to a maximum of 5 page(s) per job | * is limited to a maximum of 5 page(s) per job | ||
- | * Please note that the __print logs__ | + | * Please note that the print logs are monitored. |
- | ===== vprint ===== | + | The Asprey lab printer |
- | You may print to any **vprint** | + | |
+ | * lpstat -t | ||
- | To enable | + | To print to the Asprey lab printer |
- | * cd ~ | + | |
- | * mkdir .cups | + | * lpr //filename.ext// |
- | * cd .cups | + | |
- | * echo "User 999//nnnnnn//" > client.conf (ensure that quotes are used your 999 is entered) | + | For more info, check the manual page for lpr: |
- | * chmod 400 client.conf (ensure that you can only read the file) | + | |
+ | * man lpr | ||
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+ | ==== vprint ==== | ||
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+ | You may print to any **vprint** printer (the larger printers provided by the college) from your linux account. | ||
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+ | * lpr -P vprint //filename.ext// | ||
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+ | Alternatively, | ||
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+ | ===== Issues Printing from An Application ===== | ||
+ | If you go to print and the printer selection window opens and keeps flashing, then there is something within either the document or the app that is not working with the Linux print system and we need to look into that. In the meantime, in order to print your document please click on " |