Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hello, we are migrating print servers and I have a very simple script using the following command to create the needed print queues on the new server

/usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/piomkjetd mkpq_jetdirect -p hplj-4+ -D pcl -q xxxx -h xxxx -x 9100

however, using this command form feed is enabled on the queue. i know how to disable it through smitty, but how can i disable from the command line or insert it into the creation of the new queue? Thanks in advance.

Originally posted by: grukrz1

do it once from smitty and then check for command line syntax in /smit.script file.

or press ESC-6 in the smitty form to see the command before execution.

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

using smitty does the same thing, it enables the form feed on queue creation. is there a way to turn this off on queue creation, rather than me having to back after the queue is created and manually disable form feed on each print queue?

Originally posted by: alethad

The attribute you're looking for I believe is the _Z=!
The !(bang) means no form feed.

I haven't done this in a long time but if you're using the mkvirprt I think you can set this attribute. Otherwise write a script to perform a chvirprt on a list of printers and set it for the list.

Test it with one first.
Hope that helps.

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

The chvirprt command worked perfectly. the actual command used is

chvirprt -qxxxx -dhp@xxxx -a _Z=!