System V print information subtree
System V print information is stored under the print subtree, which in turn is stored under a default AIX® Information tree (cn=aixdata) on the directory.
The AIX information tree is a top-level container object under which the different directory-enabled AIX subsystems can store their information. It is recommended to store the print information in the default location on the directory. However, the mkprtldap command provides the option to store the print information under an existing node on the directory.
The following illustration shows the AIX System V print information stored in the directory in the form of a directory information tree (DIT).
This tree chart shows the organization of the System V print information in the LDAP directory. The AIX Information tree contains a top level object cn=aixdata of objectclass type container. The suffix under which the information is stored is also cn=aixdata. Subsystem-specific information is stored under this top-level container object. The top-level container object has subsystem specific top-level objects (for example, ou=print for System V print information and cn=aixsecdb for User/Group information) under it. System V print information is stored under the ou=print object. The ou=print object has three objects under it for printer, print queue and system information. Printer definitions are stored under the ou=printer object. Print Queue definitions are stored under the ou=print queue object while System information can be found under the ou=system object.The entire print tree is ACL-protected below the ou=print object. The ACL Bind password used to ACL protect the tree is specified during the server configuration with the mkprtldap command using the -w option.
After you have successfully configured IBM® Directory to store System V print information, the next step in the setup is to configure clients to use the LDAP directory server.
Because this AIX print subtree is ACL-protected, you may not be able to view the System V print information in the directory information tree (DIT) under the AIX information tree using DMT (Directory Management Tool). A client must bind with Print Bind DN (default is ou=print,cn=aixdata) and the ACL bind password or with the administrator DN to be able to access the AIX print subtree.