From: Mike Frankowski (mfrankow@hamline.edu)
Date: 12/06/92


From: mfrankow@hamline.edu (Mike Frankowski)
Subject: Re: HELP! lpd dispears on me
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1992 03:39:34 GMT

Dahai Li (dhl@wet.UUCP) wrote:
: Hello,
:
: I am trying to install the lpr package (from tsx-11:
: /pub/linux/binaries/usr.bin/lpr.tar.Z) on my system. But the lpd daemon
: keeps on dispearing after issuing /usr/etc/lpd command. That is the ps -x
: shows aboslute not trace of lpd, and lpr complains about unable to start
: the print daemon.
:
: Can some tell me what I am missing out?
:
: My configuration is:
: linux 0.98p5
: gcc 2.2.2d7 (jump table 4.1)
:
: Dahai
:
: P.S. After issuing /usr/etc/lpd, there is no message shown.

Few things here (I have it running just fine)

Add a line to your /usr/etc/inet/services file with:

printer 515/tcp spooler

Also, edit your /etc/printcap file to your needs.

(I noticed it was missing a filter, so the line that starts with:

lp:...

has a of=/usr.... and I removed it and from then on, it runs perfectly.)

Mike