LPI Exam 702-100 Topic 3 Question 31 Discussion

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Question #: 31
Topic #: 3

Which file on a BSD system defines the printers which are available by the Ipr printing system'? (Specify the full name of the file including path)

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Isaac

7 months ago

I think it's important to remember the path for the file in the exam

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Yoko

7 months ago

I agree, /etc/printcap defines the printers available

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Alethea

7 months ago

Ha! Trick question, the real answer is /dev/null. That's where all my printing problems go to die.

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India

6 months ago

/etc/printcap is the file that defines the printers available by the Ipr printing system.

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Cary

6 months ago

Actually, it's /etc/printcap, not /dev/null.

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Junita

6 months ago

No, the correct file is /etc/printcap.

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Marjory

7 months ago

The file is /etc/printcap

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Felicitas

7 months ago

Wait, isn't it /etc/lp/printers.conf? I remember seeing that on an older BSD box I worked with.

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Jennie

7 months ago

Hmm, I'm pretty sure it's /etc/cups/printers.conf. That's the standard on modern BSD systems.

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Evelynn

6 months ago

Yes, it's usually straightforward to edit the printers.conf file.

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Weldon

6 months ago

Do you know if this file is easy to edit?

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Alaine

6 months ago

Oh, I see. Thanks for the information.

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Lisha

6 months ago

Yes, you are correct. /etc/cups/printers.conf is the file that defines the printers available.

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Isabella

7 months ago

The file is /etc/printcap, duh! Everyone knows that.

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Denise

6 months ago

I wonder why it's not a more intuitive name for the file.

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Basilia

6 months ago

I had to look it up, but now I know it's /etc/printcap.

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Kanisha

7 months ago

I always forget that file name, thanks for the reminder.

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Lauran

7 months ago

Yes, you're right! It's /etc/printcap.

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