Using the InfoPrint Manager for AIX client

The InfoPrint Manager for AIX client is installed on all InfoPrint Manager for AIX servers with the RICOH InfoPrint Manager for AIX: Base Server. Do not install InfoPrint Manager for AIX client on a system where you already installed InfoPrint Manager for AIX server. To install InfoPrint Manager for AIX client on any AIX servers that do not have InfoPrint Manager for AIX, you can use either the RICOH InfoPrint Manager: Common Clients DVD-ROM, LCD4–5642 or the RICOH InfoPrint Manager for AIX: Base Server DVD-ROM, LCD4–5654. This client can be used to send commands to InfoPrint Manager for AIX or Windows servers. The InfoPrint Manager for AIX client supports files greater than 2 GB in size.

The InfoPrint Manager for AIX client lets you enter InfoPrint Manager commands on the AIX command line. It also lets you enter enq, lp, lpr, and qprt commands. It has no graphical user interface.

Important: If you are using the AIX client in a PAM/SSO environment, the LDAP user taken from the LDAP(PAM)/Active Directory system authentication session is used for the InfoPrint Manager user-related attributes.
Note: For the latest information about installing the InfoPrint Manager for AIXclient, see the installation procedures in either InfoPrint Manager for AIX or InfoPrint Manager for Windows, both available from the RICOH Software Information Center at https://help.ricohsoftware.com/swinfocenter.

In this section:

  1. Installing the InfoPrint Manager for AIX client
  2. Commands you can use from the InfoPrint AIX client
  3. Examples using the InfoPrint AIX client
Parent topic: Getting started with client systems