SRDB ID: 17705
SYNOPSIS:  Customizing remote printing.
DETAIL DESCRIPTION:
User would like to config print queue as follows:

        On Client:

                User prints file to network print queue on server
                (i.e. lp -d <server> /etc/hosts)

        On Server:

                Instead of printing to an actual printer, user would like for
                file to be 'printed' as a file with the same basic name as on
                client in a pre-specified directory.

                (ie saved as /tempdir/hosts)

User wants files of the same name overwritten and other''s created in the
specified
directory (i.e., new hosts file will overwrite old but motd creates new file).

SOLUTION SUMMARY:

1)  Add a local printer on server with device /dev/null

        (ie.  #lpadmin -p fileprinter -v /dev/null)

2)  Modify interface file to turn off banner and to output file correctly

        (ie.
                #vi /etc/lp/interfaces/fileprinter

                change nobanner='no' to nobanner='yes'

                change FILTER line (line 516 in 2.6 standard interface file)
                from:

                        FILTER='${LPCAT} 0'

                to:

                        FILTER='${LPCAT} | /usr/bin/tee /tempdir/`basename ${title}`'

                Add the following line after the FILTER line:

                        chmod 777 /tempdir/`basename ${title}`

                Save the file (Shift-zz or :wq in command mode)

3)  Create the target directory on server and open up the permissions

                #mkdir /tempdir
                #chmod 777 /tempdir

4)  Create remote printing queue on the client:

                #lpadmin -p fileprinter -s <server>

5)  Print test file on client

                #lp -d <server> /etc/hosts

This should create a file on the server named /tempdir/hosts with the contents
of the hosts file of the client.