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A NDPS Manager provides a platform for Printer Agents that reside on the server. An NDPS Manager must be created as an object in the eDirectory tree before you can create server-based Printer Agents.
The NDPS Manager object stores information used by the NetWare Loadable ModuleTM (NLMTM), NDPSM.NLM. You can manually load this NLM at the server console.
A single NDPS Manager can control any number of Printer Agents.
A specific NDPS Manager can be loaded only on one server. If it controls a local printer, it must be loaded on the server the local printer is attached to.
While you can perform some configuration and management tasks directly through the NDPS Manager console interface, Novell iManager is the main tool for performing these tasks.
Ensure you have at least Read, Write, Modify, and Create rights for the container where the NDPS Manager object will be reside.
In Novell iManager, click iPrint Management > Create Print Services Manager.
Fill in the fields.
Click help for explanations about the fields.
IMPORTANT: If you move the NDPS Manager to a different server, its database will move also. As a result, local printers assigned to this NDPS Manager will no longer work. To avoid this, you can assign a DNS name to the Manager before creating Printer Agents associated to it using the /dnsname= startup switch. For more information, see NDPS Manager Startup Switches.
Any printer you designate as a local printer when you are configuring Printer Agents assigned to this NDPS Manager must be directly attached to this server.
Click OK.
To autoload the NDPS Manager when you bring up the server, add the following line to your server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file:
load ndpsm NDPS_Manager_name_and_context
For example:
load ndpsm .sales_manager.corp.acme
To modify the Print Services Manager properties click Manage Print Services Manager, and then select the Manager you want to modify.
For a discussion of Access Control roles, see Setting Access Control for NDPS Manager.
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