Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:37:21 -0500 From: Eric Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net> To: Gary Schenk <gwschenk@socal.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lpr error messages Message-ID: <A7B4B5B4-1289-11D9-823C-000D9333E43C@secure-computing.net> In-Reply-To: <415B6D9C.90203@socal.rr.com> References: <415B6D9C.90203@socal.rr.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sep 29, 2004, at 9:21 PM, Gary Schenk wrote: > I cannot print from either X or the command line. It was working > fine until a few hours ago. Any suggestions on where to start > on this would be much appreciated. > > Here is an example: > > bash-2.05b$ lpr test.txt > /usr/bin/lpr: line 12: */5: No such file or directory > /usr/bin/lpr: line 15: 0: command not found > /usr/bin/lpr: line 18: 1: command not found > /usr/bin/lpr: line 19: 15: command not found > /usr/bin/lpr: line 20: 30: command not found > /usr/bin/lpr: line 25: 1,31: command not found > /usr/bin/lpr: line 28: 1: command not found > > lptest > /dev/lpt0 produces output to the printer. > > bash-2.05b$ grep lpd_enable /etc/rc.conf > lpd_enable="YES" > > I'm thinking that /usr/bin/lpr must be corrupted. I'm not > sure how to go about testing that theory, or what to do > if that is the case. I've searched the list archives and > googled to no avail. > > Thanks in advance! > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Looks to me like someone replaced your lpr binary with a script. Possibly one written for Linux, where the executables aren't where they're supposed to be. Try to read the lpr file from a text editor. Make sure your user's path is still correct, too. HTH - ----- Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (Darwin) iEYEARECAAYFAkFbcWIACgkQRAAY9knOW+rLOwCfWiML/yb0TSlCugK3TD+vG7tm 4EYAn3xkighfWWuMhoP6r97+B0J4Pa77 =Av3f -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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