The print server auditing log provides information about all
jobs that have been printed. Auditing records are retained as ASCII
files so that they can be read with any text editor.
By default, no audit log is created. When you enable the audit
log feature you can do the following:
View the log. Use PCONSOLE to view
the log.
Limit the log size. By default, the log has no size
limitations. The log's current size is displayed in the dialog.
Delete the log. Deleting an audit log destroys the
current log and, if auditing is enabled, starts a new log by the
same name in the same directory.
In designing the auditing log, Hewlett-Packard has recognized
that companies do accounting in a variety of ways. For this reason,
the auditing log provides a basic default format based on ASCII
text and a fixed record length. Both characteristics are designed
to make it as easy as possible to write a customized program to
retrieve the information it needs in a format determined by a particular
company.
The auditing log is sufficiently flexible to record whatever
information a printer sends to it. Regardless of printer type, the
log will record how many bytes a job took to print, the user who
submitted the job, when the job entered the print queue, when the
job was printed, and what printer serviced the job.
If the printer is an XNP type used by UNIX, the log might
also indicate how long it took to print the job, how many pages
were printed, when the job was printed, and when the job was submitted.
Adding,
Changing, and Removin
g Print Server Passwords |
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For added security, you can limit access to your print server
by assigning a password to it. Use the following procedure to do
this with NetWare Administrator.
Procedure
From the browser, choose the Print Server object you want
to modify, and, from the "Object" menu, select
"Details."
The print server "Identification" page appears.
Select "Change Password."
The "Change Password" window appears.(The
"Old Password" field is permanently grayed.)
Complete the fields as needed.
To assign a new password, type the new password in both the
"New Password" and "Retype New Password"
fields. Then select "OK."
Only alphanumeric characters and underscores are valid. Passwords
are not case sensitive.
To remove a password, make sure that the fields
are blank, then select "OK." When prompted, confirm
that you want to remove the password assignment by selecting "Yes."
("Cancel" is the default.)
Unloading Print Servers |
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A print server can be created in NetWare Administrator, but
it must be loaded, or started, at the NetWare Services server using
the System Administration Manager (SAM). However, an active (Status:
running) print server can be unloaded, or stopped, in NetWare Administrator
with the following procedure.
If "Unload" is not activated, the print
server may not be running. If it is running, you are not designated
as an operator for that print server. In order to proceed, a designated
print server operator must be logged in to the workstation you are
using
Procedure
From the browser, choose the Print Server object you want
to unload and, from the "Object" menu, select
"Details."
Select "Unload."
Do one of the following:
Select "Unload Print Server
Immediately" if you want the print server to go down without
completing any current print jobs.
Print jobs in the queue will remain in the queue until the
print server is reloaded or they are manually deleted.
Select "Unload Print Server After Current
Jobs" if you want a print job already being printed to
be completed before the print server goes down.
Other jobs in the queue will remain in the queue until the
print server is reloaded or they are manually deleted.
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