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From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>
To: Kevin Lui <lflui@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Printing problem- can't start lpd
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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
> 
> 
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