[plug] trouble configuring printers under Redhat 7.2

[Paul Dean]

Hya David,

The printer is being shared from another Linux box?
If so you will need to put a /etc/hosts.lpd file with the ip address or
name of the machine that wants to access the printer.

If not is the printer connected to a hub with an ip?
Check the printer config, gw, netmask etc.

Hope this helps...


On Wed, 22 May 2002, Buddrige, David wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I am having some difficulty getting a network printer to work.  I am using
> Redhat Linux 7.2.  I have been using printtool to try and configure the
> printer.  However when I try to start the lpd daemon, I get the following
> results:
> 
> [root at mit243linux init.d]# ./lpd start
> Starting lpd: Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "/usr/sbin/printconf-backend", line 7, in ?
>     import printconf_backend
>   File "/usr/share/printconf/util/printconf_backend.py", line 208, in ?
>     pass
>   File "/usr/share/printconf/util/printconf_backend.py", line 708, in
> rebuild_queues
>     for dir in map(lambda x: "%s/%s" % (lpd_spool_dir, x),
> os.listdir(lpd_spool_dir)):
> OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
> No Printers Defined                                        [  OK  ]
> 
> 
> 
> Below is the contents of my /etc/printcap - this was generated using
> printtool.
> 
> 
> 
> [root at mit243linux init.d]# cat /etc/printcap
> # /etc/printcap
> #
> # DO NOT EDIT! MANUAL CHANGES WILL BE LOST!
> # This file is autogenerated by printconf-backend during lpd init.
> #
> # Hand edited changes can be put in /etc/printcap.local, and will be
> included.
> 
> ############################################################################
> ###
> ## Everything below here is included verbatim from /etc/printcap.local
> ##
> ############################################################################
> ###
> # printcap.local
> #
> # This file is included by printconf's generated printcap,
> # and can be used to specify custom hand edited printers.
> 
> # /etc/printcap
> #
> # DO NOT EDIT! MANUAL CHANGES WILL BE LOST!
> # This file is autogenerated by printconf-backend during lpd init.
> #
> # Hand edited changes can be put in /etc/printcap.local, and will be
> included.
> 
> lp:\
> 	:sh:\
> 	:ml=0:\
> 	:mx=0:\
> 	:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> 	:af=/var/spool/lpd/lp/lp.acct:\
> 	:rm=10.0.2.15:\
> 	:lpd_bounce=true:\
> 	:if=/usr/share/printconf/util/mf_wrapper:
> 
> ############################################################################
> ###
> ## Everything below here is included verbatim from /etc/printcap.local
> ##
> ############################################################################
> ###
> # printcap.local
> #
> # This file is included by printconf's generated printcap,
> # and can be used to specify custom hand edited printers.
> 
> 
> Can anyone see what might be wrong here?
> 
> thanks heaps
> 
> David Buddrige.
> 
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