Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 02:03:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: Kevin Lui <lflui@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Printing problem- can't start lpd Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10107040201280.58902-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <01062715493000.08450@Freebie.polyu.edu.hk>
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Check to see if the directory /vsr/spool/output/ef404 really exists. If you comment sections of the file out as a test, comment out all the lines for a definition and restart lpd. Annelise (This sort of stuff really ought to be on -questions, shouldn't it?) On Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Kevin Lui wrote: > Hello, > > I got a printing problem about the lpd, I just cannot start the lpd with the > following lines in the printcap file. > > lp|local line printer:\ > :sh:\ > :lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:mx#0:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: > > ef404 | HP LJ:\ > :sh:\ > :lp=:rm=158.132.148.254:sd=/var/spool/output/ef404:mx#0:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: > > when I start lpd, I got the following error message. > chkprintcap: ef404 and lp share the same spool, /var/spool/output/lpd > lpd: 1 errors in printcap file, exiting > > However when I comment out one of them say the "lp| local line printer " part. > > I start lpd, no error message this time. But when I use lpq -q to check the > printing status, > > if says, > > ef404: > warning: no daemon present. > > Can anyone tell me how to fix it? > > Thanks a lot! > > > Regards, > Kevin > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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