Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 14:31:37 GMT From: groggy@iname.com To: "freebsd-questions" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: lpd mysteries Message-ID: <200012311431.OAA07657@groggy.anc.acsalaska.net>
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fbsd 3.5.1 intel pentium nothing special lpd is causing me endless grief :) help! i can print to lpt0 just fine directly as any user. everything appears to be just fine and dandy. other than the fact the spooler aborts on me if i use lp/lpd which call lpd. the files and links are created in the spool directories - then lpd aborts as follows: (excessive failsafe permissions were given) ------------------------------------------- Script started on Sun Dec 31 04:55:49 2000 # whoami root # l /dev/lp* 8235 0 crwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel - 16, 128 /dev/lpctl0* 8234 0 crw-rw---- 1 root operator - 16, 0 /dev/lpt0 # l /dev/pp* 8427 0 crw-rw---- 1 root operator - 82, 0 /dev/ppi0 # l /usr/sbin/lp* 357151 24 -r-xr-s--- 1 root daemon - 23968 /usr/sbin/lpc* 357225 48 -r-xr-x--- 1 root wheel - 49072 /usr/sbin/lpd* 357283 4 -r-xr-x--- 1 root wheel - 3224 /usr/sbin/lptcontrol* 357175 3 -r-xr-x--- 1 root wheel - 3044 /usr/sbin/lptest* # l /etc/cfg/lpf 336 0 lrwx------ 1 root wheel - 10 /etc/cfg/lpf@ -> lpf-ljet2p 375 1 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root operator - 439 /etc/cfg/lpf-ljet2p* # l /var/spool 7951 1 drwxrwxrwx 9 root wheel - 512 ./ 2 1 dr-xr-xr-x 18 root wheel - 512 ../ 17 1 drwxrwxr-x 2 66 dialer - 512 lock/ 7952 1 drwxrwxrwx 2 root daemon - 512 lpd/ 18 1 drwxr-xr-x 2 root daemon - 512 mqueue/ 7953 1 drwx------ 2 root daemon - 512 opielocks/ 19 1 drwxr-xr-x 2 root daemon - 512 output/ 20 1 drwxrwxr-x 7 66 66 - 512 uucp/ 23 1 drwxrwxrwx 2 66 66 - 512 uucppublic/ # l /var/spool/lpd 7952 1 drwxrwxrwx 2 root daemon - 512 ./ 7951 1 drwxrwxrwx 9 root wheel - 512 ../ 7992 1 -rw------- 1 root daemon - 4 .seq 8003 1 -rw-rw-r-- 1 root daemon - 42 lock 8022 1 -rw-rw-r-- 1 root daemon - 25 status # cat /etc/printcap lp:sh:if=/etc/cfg/lpf:lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpr.log # l /home/abc/todo 753937 4 -rw------- 1 abc abc - 3258 /home/abc/todo # lp /home/abc/todo # tail /var/log/lpr.log Dec 31 04:39:57 en26 lpd[27868]: hostname requests printjob lp Abort trap Abort trap Abort trap Dec 31 04:39:59 en26 lpd[27868]: lp: job could not be printed (cfA032hostname) Dec 31 04:58:06 en26 lpd[28692]: hostname requests printjob lp Abort trap Abort trap Abort trap Dec 31 04:58:07 en26 lpd[28692]: lp: job could not be printed (cfA033hostname) # o /var/spool/lpd/ ==> /var/spool/lpd/lock <== 28692 cfA033en26.groggy.anc.acsalaska.net ==> /var/spool/lpd/status <== lp is ready and printing Script done on Sun Dec 31 04:58:24 2000 ??????????????????????????????????????? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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