From: cvadr021@vmsb.is.csupomona.edu Subject: Re: Getting lpr/lpd to work Date: 27 Dec 1992 17:32:40 GMT
In article <Bzw8pz.EM5@utdallas.edu>, ramesh@utdallas.edu (R. Ramesh) writes:
> I can lpr files (as root) which get moved to appropriate directory. As
> ordinary user, I cannot even lpr files as I get
> lpr: cannot create /usr/spool/lp/.seq
>
If /usr/spool/lp/.seq does not exist, lpr creates it. Unfortunately,
it belongs to the user not the daemon. (is this a bug?) When you lpr
something as root, you create the .seq file as owned by root and no one else
can print. Go into /usr/spool/lp and chmod 666 .seq
>
> I have lpr with setgid bit and lpr is chowned to daemon.daemon.
>
> lpc cannot do any thing. It always complains lp: cannot restart daemon.
> It looks to me some permission problem unless you see something different.
> Could some one that set up lp properly tell me what permissions are needed
> for various support files.
>
> Ramesh
>
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