1.125 PSERVER

Purpose

A print server is a software program that monitors and manages printers and print queues. PSERVER is the native NetWare print server that takes jobs from a NetWare print queue and directs them (via NPRINTER) to the assigned printer. In NetWare 6 software, PSERVER is available only as a NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) program that can be loaded on a NetWare server. Beginning with NetWare 6 and later releases, Novell's preferred print system is iPrint.

NOTE:Multiple PSERVER modules cannot run concurrently on the same NetWare server.

Print server functions can be managed through the NetWare Administrator utility or at the server console.

HINT:This utility is for use with Novell legacy, queue-based print services. iPrint is the default and preferred print system in NetWare 6.5. Queue-based printing is fully supported in NetWare 6.5, which allows your users to continue printing as they always have until you complete the transition to NDPS.

Syntax at Server Console


PSERVER .CN=print_server_name.OU=container.O=container

Additional Information

Topic

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Using PSERVER

See Setting Up Print Servers in NetWare 5.1 Queue-Based Printing.