CH12- Printer Mgmt

Question 1

/etc/cups/

Answer 1

Directory containing the configuration files and directories for CUPS.

Question 2

CUPS configuration files, tools and utilities

Answer 2

CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) is an open source printing system developed by Apple and is the standard for Linux. CUPS includes a set of configuration files and directories located in the /etc/cups, a daemon (cupsd) used to schedule print jobs, filters for printing different document types, and commands to print and manage print jobs in the queue.

Question 3

lpd legacy interface (lpr, lprm, lpq)

Answer 3

The BSD LPD (Line Printer Daemon) originated from the Berkeley flavor of UNIX and is the standard printing system on several UNIX flavors. CUPS supports LPD as well as IPP. The implementation is based on RFC 1179 (Line Printer Daemon Protocol). It provides printer services for both local and remote users. Basic commands include: lpr (sends jobs to the printer), lprm (removes a print job from the print queue), and lpq (displays print jobs queued for printing).

Question 4

CUPS stands for:
Common UNIX Printing System
Common User Printing System
Current User Printing System
Co-managed UNIX Printing System

Question 5

By mistake, a user sends a file to print on a remote printer. The best course of action is:
Call up the remote location and have them reject the print job from the printer controls
Ask the administrator to switch off the printer
Stop printer service immediately
Delete the document if the print document is still in the queue

Answer 5

Delete the document if the print document is still in the queue

Question 6

A system administrator wants to make few changes to the CUPS server configuration. Changes should be made in which of the files?
printers.conf
snmp.conf
cupsd.conf
classes.conf

Answer 6

cupsd.conf

Question 7

The /etc/cups/classes.conf file is used by the cupsd daemon for:
Counting the maximum number of client connections
Storing the class of the default printer
Sharing printers
Storing the list of available local printer classes

Answer 7

Storing the list of available local printer classes

Question 8

CUPS can only be administered by:
Root User and members of the group specified in the SystemGroup directive
It depends on the Allow and Deny directives
Remote Printers
No administration options are available

Answer 8

Root User and members of the group specified in the SystemGroup directive

Question 9

Use of which of the following options for the lpadmin command will enable the printer and make it ready to accept jobs?
-p
-d
-E
-x

Answer 9

-E

Question 10

Every print job stored in the /var/spool/cups directory has:
One control file and one data file
One data file and one or more control files
One control file and one or more data files
Multiple control and data files

Answer 10

One control file and one or more data files

Question 11

The __________ utility can be used to take a printer offline for maintenance work so that new jobs do not queue on that printer.
print
cupsreject
queue
offline

Answer 11

cupsreject

Question 12

A system administrator needs to find out the number of copies of a confidential document printed by a particular user. Which of the following log files should he view for the information?
cupsd.conf
page_log
error_log
access_log

Answer 12

page_log

Question 13

Log files relating CUPS service can be found in the _________ directory.
/var/logs/cups
/var/log/cup
/var/cups