From: fritz@xlnt.zk3.dec.com () Subject: Re: lpr cannot connect to lpd - Slackware 1.01 Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1993 15:28:34 GMT
In article <25mhssINN8k0@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu>, rbauer@ecst.csuchico.edu (Robert Bauer) writes:
|>In article <1993Aug26.152232.27906@train.ufh.ac.za> bhv@cs.ufh.ac.za writes:
|>>bhv@cycad.ufh.ac.za wrote:
|>>: I've recently installed Slackware 1.01 and wish to print remotely
|>>: via TCP/IP. I've read the FAQ and done everything, but I still
|>>: do not get lpr to connect with lpd. Furthermore, when I re-start
|>
|>I had a very similar problem, except that lpr worked fine when I was
|>the root user. I first suspected a problem with permissions, however
|>after setting those up according to the LPR FAQ, lpr still would not
|>work for anyone but root.
|>
|>A little poking around in the /etc and /usr/bin files revealed that there
|>were two different copies of lpr. The copy which worked resided in /etc,
|>the other in /usr/bin. I don't know if there was a reason for having
|>the two copies, but I after I moved the "good" lpr from /etc into
|>/usr/bin (in the path of normal users) the print spooling system worked
|>as it should.
|>
|>>and recompiled it, after which lpr/lpd works. So what's up with Slackware :-?
|> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|>
|>Is having two (different) copies of lpr an oversight, or is there some
|>(subtle) reason for this?
|>
|>-Robert
|>rbauer@ecst.csuchico.edu
|>
|>
As a followup, I've been trying to find a printcap entry for my HP
laserjet 4 running off the parallel port with no success. Has anyone out
there done this yet? I appreciate any support or ideas.
Thanks,
Bob.