Changing the server host name and pdserver name

Use these procedures to change the host name of the system that your InfoPrint Manager server runs on or to rename the InfoPrint Manager pdserver.

Changing the server host name

If you change the host name of a server where InfoPrint Manager is running, the system fingerprint is impacted. Any change in the system fingerprint stops InfoPrint Manager pdservers from running. Before changing the host name, make sure that you have a complete list of your License EIDs so that you are able to generate a new license key once the system fingerprint has stabilized under the new host name.

To change the server host name, follow these instructions:

1. Modify the old host name of the server to the new host name of the server in the /etc/hostname file.
2. If necessary, change the old host name with the new server name in the /etc/hosts file.
3. For the changes to take effect, restart the machine.

Changing the pdserver name

To change the pdserver name, follow these steps:

1. Change the old server name with the new server name in the /etc/rc.pd.servers file, if available.
2. Stop all running pdservers. For interoperating systems, stop all pdservers from all interoperated machines.
3. From a command line terminal, clear the namespace:

   # clrfstns /var/pddir/default_cell

4. Reset the fst.ports:

   # pdinitports

5. Remove the /var/lib/pd/pdserver.conf file:

   # rm /var/lib/pd/pdserver.conf

6. Remove the old_server_name file from the /var/pd/old_server_name/pdb/spooler/ directory:

   # rm /var/pd/old_server_name/pdb/spooler/old_server_name

7. Rename the /var/pd/old_server_name folder to /var/pd/new_server_name:

   # mv /var/pd/old_server_name /var/pd/new_server_name

8. If /var/pd/new_server_name contains one or more files that end with .dev, symlink /var/pd/new_server_name as /var/pd/old_server_name:

   # ln -s /var/pd/new_server_name /var/pd/old_server_name

   Note: You can skip this step and remove all printers that have .dev files in /var/pd/new_server_name and recreate deleted printers after step 9.
9. Start the new_server_name pdserver or reboot your computer.