This document discusses how to change a queue to be the default print que. It is applicable to AIX 3.xx and 4.1.
At AIX 4.1, changing the queue to be the default is performed through SMIT.
NOTE: If this change is for selective users, see step 1 in the section "Default print queue in AIX 3" of this document.
If this is a system-wide change, follow the path in SMIT.
#smit spooler Manage Print Queues Set the System's Default Print Queue
Now you should be able to specify the name of the system default queue.
The default queue is the first queue in the /etc/qconfig file. The basic process is to move the queue and queue device stanzas to be the first queue stanzas in the file as follows:
export LPDEST=<queue_name>
The queue specified by queue_name will become the default queue for that user, without affecting other users.
For a system-wide change, follow this procedure.
pcl4039: device = duplx duplx: file = /usr/lpp/lap/dev/duplx header = group trailer = never backend = /usr/lpp/lap/lpabe -n 10005A10000A ...
NOTE: The bottom of the screen will display: 7 lines yank'd. We could have deleted the lines but copying them first is safer. Replace 7 with your exact count.
Type p to put the lines. The lines should all be inserted here. If they are not, repeat steps 5 through 7 for the remaining lines.
[ Doc Ref: 90605201014630 Publish Date: Jan. 17, 2001 4FAX Ref: 5641 ]