Apple Remote Desktop - Page 143

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To set up printer preferences using Copy Items:
1 Set up a client computer’s print preference using the Print & Fax System Preferences.
2 Use the Copy Items task to copy the following le and folder to all the target
computers:
/private/etc/cups/printers.conf
/private/etc/cups/ppd/
Because these les are hidden in the Finder, you may have to use the Terminal or the
Finder’s “Go to Folder” command to add them to the “Items to copy” list.
3 Choose a “Same relative location” as the copy destination.
4 Choose to replace existing items.
5 Click Copy.
6 Restart the client computers’ printer process by restarting the clients.
If you’re comfortable with the command-line, you can use the Remote Desktop Send
UNIX Command to congure all the client computer preferences at once.
Setting printer preferences using Send UNIX Command requires the use of the built-in
lpadmin command-line tool. For more information, see the lpadmin man page.
To set up printer preferences using Send UNIX Command:
1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2 Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.
3 Choose Manage > Send UNIX Command.
4 Type or paste the following UNIX command:
lpadmin -p printer_name -E -v lpd://printer_and_queue_address -m printer_
model_ppd_file -L "text_description_of_printer_location"
5 Set the user permissions for this command to “root.”
6 Click Send.