PPDMGR(8) Maintenance Procedures PPDMGR(8)

NAME

ppdmgr - utility for managing PPD files

SYNOPSIS

ppdmgr -a ppd_filename_path [-L label] [-R ppd_repository_name] [-w]


ppdmgr -r [-L label] [-R ppd_repository_name]


ppdmgr -u [-L label] [-R ppd_repository_name]

DESCRIPTION

The PPD File Manager adds PPD files to the print system's PPD file
repositories. When changes in the PPD file repositories are made by the
utility, they are reflected in the Solaris Print Manager (see
printmgr(8)) GUI printer driver field when adding or modifying local
attached or network attached printers.


Multiple PPD file repositories may be available. PPD files that are
supplied with the system are available in the "system" repository. PPD
files that are supplied by third party vendors may be available in the
"vendor" repository. PPD files that are supplied by system administrators
may be available in the "admin" repository, and PPD files that are added
using this utility are available in the "user" repository. When this
utility is used to update or rebuild printer information reflected in the
printmgr(8), the special reserved repository name "all" can be used to
specify all of the available PPD file repositories.


PPD files are grouped under a user-provided "label" within the print
system's PPD file repository to allow easier selection of a printer
driver through the printmgr GUI. The special reserved label name "all"
can be used to specify all of the available labels in a PPD file
repository. The results are undefined if a label name contains characters
that are not in the portable filename character set or if a label name
starts with a hyphen (-). A label name may not contain a semi-colon (:).

OPTIONS

The following subcommand are supported:

-a ppd_file_path

Adds a copy of ppd_file_path to the system under the specified label
in the specified repository, where ppd_file_path is the full path and
file name to the PPD file. The utility accepts a valid PPD file with
either a .ppd or .ppd.gz (gzipped) extension.


-L label

Specifies a label to group PPD files under. When specified with the
-a option, the default label is "user". When specified with the -r or
-u option, the default label is "all". The following are reserved
labels:

caches
may never be specified


ppdcache
may never be specified


manufaliases
may never be specified


all
applies the specified action to all labels in a
repository, and may only be specified with the -r or
-u option.


SUNW*
anything starting with SUNW is reserved and should
not be specified with the -a option.


-R repository_name

Specifies the name of a PPD file repository representing one of the
PPD file installation locations. Possible repository names include:
"user", "admin", "vendor", "system", and "all".

The repository name "all" signifies all of the possible repository
names. The default repository name is "user". Only the "user" or
"admin" repository may be specified with the -a option.


-r

Rebuilds the cache information for the specified label in the
specified repository.


-u

Updates the cache information for the specified label in the
specified repository.


-w

Write the full path of the added PPD file. This option is only valid
with the -a option. Otherwise, this option is ignored.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Adding a copy of a PPD file to the repository

The following commands add a copy of a PPD file to the "user" repository
under the "user" label:


# ppdmgr -a /net/somesystem/ppdfiles/ppdfile.ppd


or


# ppdmgr -a /net/somesystem/ppdfiles/ppdfile.ppd -L user


The following command adds a copy of a PPD file to the "user" repository
under the "Photo" label and write the full path of the added copy to
standard output:


# ppdmgr -a /net/somesystem/ppdfiles/ppdfile.ppd -L "Photo" -w

Example 2: Updating the cache for the PPD files

The following commands update the cache for the PPD files under the "all"
labels in the "user" repository:


# ppdmgr -u


or


# ppdmgr -u -R user -L all


The following command updates the cache for the PPD files under the
"photo" label in the "user" repository:


# ppdmgr -u -R user -L Photo

Example 3: Rebuilding the cache for the PPD files

The following command rebuilds the cache for the PPD files under the
"Photo" label in the "user" repository:


# ppdmgr -r -R user -L Photo

EXIT STATUS

The following exit values are returned:

0
Successful completion.


>0
An error occurred.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Committed |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

attributes(7), printmgr(8)


March 9, 2007 PPDMGR(8)