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Date:      Thu, 24 Jun 1999 21:39:12 -0500
From:      Corey Brune <michael.brune@airmail.net>
To:        "FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: connect: No such file or directory
Message-ID:  <3772EBCF.A7902263@airmail.net>
References:  <55586E7391ACD211B9730000C1100276179694@r-lmh-wi-100.corpnet.at>

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Ladavac Marino wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stefan Schoenberger [SMTP:sschoen@wee.de]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 11:43 AM
> > To:   freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> > Subject:      lpr: connect: No such file or directory
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > every time I try to print to a remote printer I get this error message
> > from lpr:
> >
> > lpr: connect: No such file or directory
> > jobs queued, but cannot start daemon
> >
> > This is my printcap entry:
> >
> > lp|standard remote printer:\
> >       :sh:\
> >       :lp=:rm=axis:rp=pr1:\
> >       :sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
> >
> > I already checked the permissions of the spool directory and log file.
> > A second computer running Linux has no problems printing using the
> > same
> > printcap file, but all systems running FreeBSD 3.1 fail. Anyone got an
> > idea?
>         [ML]  Did you read the Handbook chapter about remote printing?
> You will find it in /usr/share/doc if you have installed doc
> distribution.
>
>         Sorry, I cannot check it for you since my BSD box is at home,
> but remote printing does work.
>
>         /Marino
>
> > Thanks for helping
> >
> > Stefan Schoenberger
> > sschoen@wee.de
> >
> >
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I am not sure if you figured it out or if someone else replied, but check
if the lpd daemon is running.
run lpc
then at the lpc> prompt type ? or help for a list of commands.



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