From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 16 16:27:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA10761 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 16:27:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from barnes1.wustl.edu (barnes1.wustl.edu [128.252.162.58]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA10717 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 16:27:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wayne@barnes1.wustl.edu) Received: (from wayne@localhost) by barnes1.wustl.edu (8.8.7/8.7.3) id SAA05076 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 18:20:12 -0600 (CST) From: "Wayne M. Barnes" Message-Id: <199801170020.SAA05076@barnes1.wustl.edu> Subject: lpd in 2.2.5 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 18:20:11 -0600 (CST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk Dear FreeBSDers, Ever since I upgraded to 2.2.5, I can't print, and I used to be able to print just fine. It seems that lpd refuses to stay on. It does print what's in the queue as it starts up, but after that, it messages barnes1 lpd[4494]: startup: duplicate spool directories: /var/sp ool/output/lpd Notice that it says "duplicate", but it only lists one directory. Then, lpq says "Warning -- no daemon", because lpd does not stay running. I have removed all spool directories, and then put only one back, namely /var/spool/output Same result: Jan 16 10:47:04 barnes1 lpd[4574]: startup: duplicate spool directories: /var/sp ool/output Here is my /etc/printcap: [my previous printcap used to specify a unique spool directory name for each printer; this simpler one is no better.] lp|Local Printer:\ :sh:sd=/var/spool/output:\ :lp=/dev/lpt0:\ :if=/usr/local/libexec/if-simple:\ :lf=/var/log/lpd Dideoxy|Color Printer:\ :lp=:rm=biochem:rp=Dideoxy:sd=/var/spool/output: bcprinter|Office Printer:\ :lp=:rm=biochem:rp=bcprinter:sd:/var/spool/output: kodak_ds|Kodak Digital Science Printer:\ :lp=:rm=biochem:rp=kodak_ds:sd:/usr/spool/output: Did anyone else notice a change in lpd from FreeBSD 2.2.2 to 2.2.5? Wayne M. Barnes, Ph.D. wayne@barnes1.wustl.edu Biochemistry Dept. 8231 or barnes@biodec.wustl.edu Washington Univ. Medical School 314.362.3351 fax 7183 660 South Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 http://barnes1.wustl.edu Just plain Taq is old tech anymore.