PC-NFS print-spooling service

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The print-spooling service of the rpc.pcnfsd daemon enables personal computers running PC-NFS to print to printers not directly attached to the personal computer.

Specifically, PC-NFS redirects files intended for personal computer printers to a file on an NFS server. This file is placed in a spool directory on the NFS server. The rpc.pcnfsd daemon then invokes the server printing facility. (The spooling directory must be in an exported file system so that PC-NFS clients can mount it.) When PC-NFS requests that the rpc.pcnfsd daemon print the file, it provides the following information:

Name of the file to be printed
Login ID of the user on the client
Name of the printer to be used.