I'm moving all user data over from an old 5.0.5 box to a new faster 5.0.5
box because of slow hardware. The only thing I dread is moving the printer
definitions over to the new box and there are too many printers that
prevents me from wanting to just add them to the spooler.

Other than copying over the /etc/printcap and /var/spool/lp/ directory, are
there any other file locations that contain printer information? Maybe
scoadmin keeps auxillary info elsewhere or lpsched needs other files?

thanks,
-eric wood

Eric Wood typed (on Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 10:56:23PM -0400):
| I'm moving all user data over from an old 5.0.5 box to a new faster 5.0.5
| box because of slow hardware. The only thing I dread is moving the printer
| definitions over to the new box and there are too many printers that
| prevents me from wanting to just add them to the spooler.
|
| Other than copying over the /etc/printcap and /var/spool/lp/ directory, are
| there any other file locations that contain printer information? Maybe
| scoadmin keeps auxillary info elsewhere or lpsched needs other files?

No, there are no other locations besides /etc/printcap and /usr/spool/lp
that matter. So what? Tar 'em up and move 'em. (But you really should
be using my savefiles script, @ ftp.jpr.com).

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JP

"Eric Wood" <eric@intgrp.com> wrote in message news:<vnkgikmg5o4vb6@corp.supernews.com>...
> I'm moving all user data over from an old 5.0.5 box to a new faster 5.0.5
> box because of slow hardware. The only thing I dread is moving the printer
> definitions over to the new box and there are too many printers that
> prevents me from wanting to just add them to the spooler.
>
> Other than copying over the /etc/printcap and /var/spool/lp/ directory, are
> there any other file locations that contain printer information? Maybe
> scoadmin keeps auxillary info elsewhere or lpsched needs other files?
>
> thanks,
> -eric wood

Hi Eric,

Check this cusm thread on Google:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e....unix.sco.misc

On Sco 505, tar will pick up empty directories, but I don't think it
will get
FIFO. (maybe I'm missing an option).

Good Luck,
Dan

On OpenServer, you are generally better off using cpio instead of
tar. The tar on OSR5 is an older version that doesn't backup
empty directories or special files. Moving the lp subsystem
over *is* do-able. Pretty much all of the information is stored
in flat files. The trick is determining which ones, and that
is going to depend on how you've configured your printers!

-louis

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 22:56:23 -0400, "Eric Wood" <eric@intgrp.com>
wrote:

>I'm moving all user data over from an old 5.0.5 box to a new faster 5.0.5
>box because of slow hardware. The only thing I dread is moving the printer
>definitions over to the new box and there are too many printers that
>prevents me from wanting to just add them to the spooler.
>
>Other than copying over the /etc/printcap and /var/spool/lp/ directory, are
>there any other file locations that contain printer information? Maybe
>scoadmin keeps auxillary info elsewhere or lpsched needs other files?

Add the various:
/usr/spool/lpd/[printer-name]/
directories if you're using LPR/LPD.


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