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==Usage==
This page is based on a transcription of the [[../manpage|manpage]] as of 2010-09-09. It does not, however, need to remain faithful to the original, and may be corrected, reformatted, rearranged, or amended with additional information.
==About==
This section works like [[../homes|[homes]]], but for printers.

If a [printers] section occurs in the configuration file, users are able to connect to any printer specified in the local host"s [[printcap]] file.

When a connection request is made, the existing sections are scanned. If a match is found, it is used. If no match is found, but a [homes] section exists, it is used as described above. Otherwise, the requested section name is treated as a printer name and the appropriate printcap file is scanned to see if the requested section name is a valid printer share name. If a match is found, a new printer share is created by cloning the [printers] section.

A few modifications are then made to the newly created share:
* The share name is set to the located printer name
* If no printer name was given, the printer name is set to the located printer name
* If the share does not permit guest access and no username was given, the username is set to the located printer name.

The [printers] service MUST be printable – if you specify otherwise, the server will refuse to load the configuration file.
===Example===
Typically the path specified is that of a world-writeable spool directory with the sticky bit set on it. A typical [printers] entry looks like this:

:'''[printers]'''
:[[../params/path|path]] = /usr/spool/public
:[[../params/guest ok|guest ok]] = yes
:[[../params/printable|printable]] = yes
===Aliases===
All aliases given for a printer in the [[printcap]] file are legitimate printer names as far as the server is concerned. If your printing subsystem doesn´t work like that, you will have to set up a pseudo−printcap. This is a file consisting of one or more lines like this:

: alias|alias|alias|alias...

Each alias should be an acceptable printer name for your printing subsystem. In the [[../global|[global]]] section, specify the new file as your printcap. The server will only recognize names found in your pseudo−printcap, which of course can contain whatever aliases you like. The same technique could be used simply to limit access to a subset of your local printers.

An alias, by the way, is defined as any component of the first entry of a printcap record. Records are separated by newlines, components (if there are more than one) are separated by vertical bar symbols (|).

===SYSV===
On [[SYSV]] systems which use [[lpstat]] to determine what printers are defined on the system you may be able to use '''[[../params/printcap name|printcap name]] = lpstat''' to automatically obtain a list of printers. See the [[../params/printcap name|printcap name]] option for more details.

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