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Configuring Xprint V7.0 Administering hosts
may be one of the system administrators of the computers involved. If you, as
the Xprint V7.0 administrator, want to introduce Xprint V7.0 into an existing
network, you must perform the following tasks in the order given below:
– first study the network structure
– define a (primary) master host which first manages the Xprint V7.0 database
(later you can specify additional computers which are to serve as reserve
masters in case the defined master fails). For more information on the host
hierarchy see the section “Xprint V7.0 objects” on page 9.
– configure Xprint V7.0 on the (primary) master host and define a user ID for
the Xprint V7.0 administrator
– configure the other systems in the network
Then you or the respective system administrators must configure the individual
printers by adding them to the Xprint V7.0 configuration.
The first two and the last step are not of interest if you configure Xprint V7.0 on
a stand-alone host. The fourth step is discussed in the section “Configuring a
new host” on page 98.
Determining the network structure
So that Xprint V7.0 can be introduced into an existing network without problems,
you must study the network structure before configuring Xprint V7.0. For this
purpose you must gain an overview of all the computers and printers in this
network. You should gather data on every computer and printer. This data will
be required for configuring Xprint V7.0. The Appendix contains a worksheet in
which you can enter the relevant data. It is recommended that you make a copy
of this worksheet for every computer in your network and fill it out carefully. If
there is not enough space for the relevant printers and/or supervisors, use the
back of the copy or an additional sheet which you should clip to the worksheet.
Configuring the primary master host
When you have installed Xprint V7.0 on the host which is to be the primary
master host, you can start configuring Xprint V7.0 by preparing the selected
system as follows:
● Log in to the selected system as root.
● Configure the network services for the communication with Xprint V7.0
(/etc/services file, see section “Configuring the local area network
(LAN)” on page 235).