Add a printer description.

User the lp command with the p option to add a printer description.

How to Add a Printer Description

Set a default printer for a system.

You can specify a default printer destination for a user so the user does not need to type the printer name.

How to Set a System's Default Printer Destination

Make banner pages optional.

You can give users a choice to turn off printing of a banner page when they submit a print request.

How to Make Banner Pages Optional

Turn off banner pages.

By setting the -o banner=never variable for a printer you can turn off banner pages under all circumstances.

How to Turn Off Banner Pages

Define a class of printers.

You can group printers into a class by using the lpadmin c command.

Printer could be grouped into the following classes:

How to Define a Class of Printers

Set fault alters for a printer.

If you choose, the print service can notify you when it detects a printer fault. Use the A option with the lpadmin command to set fault alerts for a printer.

How to Set Fault Alerts for a Printer

Set printer fault recovery.

You can choose to not receive any fault notification. You can find out about printing faults so you can correct the problem. Use the F option with the lpadmin command to define fault recovery options.

How to Set Printer Fault Recovery

Limit user access to a printer.

Create allow and deny lists on the print serve to control user access to printers

How to Limit User Access to a Printer