Verifying the LPD service is started on InfoPrint Manager for AIX

To submit jobs to InfoPrint Manager through LPD, you must make sure that the AIX lpd daemon is active on your InfoPrint Manager AIX server.

To either verify that the lpd daemon is active or to start it on your InfoPrint Manager AIX server:

1. From an AIX command line, use either smit or smitty to access the System Management Interface Tool.
2. From the main menu, take the Print Spooling → Manage Print Server path.
3. From the Manage Print Server panel, scroll down and click Show Status of the Print Server Subsystem.

   If the lpd subsystem displays an inoperative status, return to the Manage Print Server panel and click Start the Print Server Subsystem (lpd daemon).

   If the lpd subsystem displays an active status and shows a PID value, you can exit the SMIT interface and do not have to take any action.

4. From the Start the Print Server Subsystem panel, take the default values and press Enter.

   The system responds with a message similar to this:

   0513-059 The lpd Subsystem has been started.  Subsystem PID is 25550.

   which indicates that the lpd daemon is now active.

5. Exit the SMIT interface.