Printing new OU style

OU logoThis is a followup of my previous post on printing at the OU, due to new printers being installed.

The new process is somewhat easier:

  • Add new printer
  • Choose LPD and give as name the print queue IP address
  • Choose to install a driver from file, and download the Konica Minolta driver for the C368 (which covers a whole range of Konica printers)
  • Set the options according to the documentation for Macs
  • Finally / most importantly, make sure to submit print jobs under your acronym.
    • for command-line programs: set up an environment variable CUPS_USER. Set it to be your acronym, i.e. export CUPS_USER=acro.
    • for generic purposes: lpoptions -dPRINTER -o requesting-user-name=ACRONYM
  • Now you’re ready to print!

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