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Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 13:52:31 -0700
From: Don Morrison <dmorrisn@u.washington.edu>
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Subject: Re: perm denied on lpt0?????
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> I got a &*(^% of a problem. I don't understand why my lpt0 port is giving
> me permission denied...  One moment I got it, and I'm setting up my
> printer ( ... filters, 'know how much fun it is...), the second later,
> cat myfile | /dev/lpt0
             ^
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Use the > not the pipe.  Alse make sure you are su'd to root.

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