Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 23:39:37 -0800 From: "Timothy L. Robertson" <timothyr@timothyr.net> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: LPRng and /dev/null Message-ID: <B8949E39.B890%timothyr@timothyr.com>
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Hi Everyone,
I'm trying to set up my 4.5 box as a print server to a Windows GDI printer
using RedMon and GhostScript. I've got it working so that if I do
cat file.ps | /usr/local/libexec/filters/gs_9700_smb > /dev/null
Things work fine. (gs_9700_smb is a filter which sends the file over smb to
the windows box. Included below.)
I installed LPRng from ports, and have a very simple printcap file:
lp:
:lp=/dev/null
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp
:filter=/usr/local/libexec/filters/gs_9700_smb
But when I try to print a file I get:
scarlet:~/prl 478$ lp test.ps
lpr: connect: No such file or directory
jobs queued, but cannot start daemon.
Using checkpc, the LPRng diagnostic program gives
scarlet:/home/timothyr 501# checkpc
2002-02-16-23:33:36.457 scarlet lp: Checkwrite: fcntl F_SETFL of '/dev/null'
failed - Operation not supported by device
Warning - lp: cannot open lp device '/dev/null' - No Error
Which looks to me like it's saying /dev/null doesn't act like a printer port
in some way. Any suggestions on how to make this work?
Thanks,
-Tim
timothyr@timothyr.com
scarlet:/home/timothyr 502# cat /usr/local/libexec/filters/gs_9700_smb
#!/bin/sh
# Print from Unix on a printer on SMB network.
#
client="DARKSTAR" # client name here...
pshare="GS9700" # and here printer share name
printfile="/tmp/smbspool.$$"
cat > $printfile
if [ -s $printfile ] ; then
( echo "translate" ; echo "print $printfile" ; echo "quit" ) \
| smbclient \\\\$client\\$pshare printerpasswd -U printer -P -N
fi
rm -f $printfile
exit 0
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