LPRng-HOWTO: 15 Oct 2001 (For LPRng-3.7.9)
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# 5.7. Default Printer and Server Host

Options used:

- `default_remotehost=`default rm (remote host)

- `default_printer=`default rp (remote printer)

If the preceding steps do not yeild a printer, then the `default_printer` and `default_remote_host` values from the `lpd.conf` configuration file will be used. If there is no configuration file, then the compile time defaults will be used.

Using the fallback values is usually not a desirable event and may indicate that you have a misconfigured host, so the compile time defaults are usually set to `missingprinter@localhost` to provide an annoying message for users.

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