Subject: [netatalk-admins] papd error:/dev/printer
From: Michael Berghaus (bergm@nemeter.dinoco.de)
Date: Mon Jul 27 1998 - 16:26:07 EDT
Sorry, if this is a FAQ...
I try to print to a unix printer from a mac via papd (netatalk 1.3.3).
The SYSLOG says:
>Jul 27 21:53:41 mibsbox papd[1887]:lp_conn_unix connect /dev/printer: No
>such file or directory
>Jul 27 21:50:04 mibsbox papd[1849]: lp_print: lp_conn_unix: No such file
>or directory
OK, there _IS_ no /dev/printer (SuSE Linux 4.4) but as far as I understand
the manpage, papd should only forward the print job to the lpd spool
system...
Even, if I create a /dev/printer (as a file or device like /dev/null) with
permissions set to 777, SYSLOG says:
>Jul 27 21:53:41 mibsbox papd[1887]: lp_conn_unix connect /dev/printer:
>Connection refused
>Jul 27 21:53:41 mibsbox papd[1887]: lp_print: lp_conn_unix: Connection
>refused
>Jul 27 21:53:41 mibsbox papd[1842]: child 1887 done
So, what's wrong? Any hints?
Best 73 de
Michael
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/dev/printer is "hardcoded" in include/atalk/paths.h:
/*
* papd paths
*/
#define _PATH_PAPDPRINTCAP "/etc/printcap"
#define _PATH_PAPDSPOOLDIR "/usr/spool/lpd"
#define _PATH_DEVPRINTER "/dev/printer"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
and used in etc/papd/lp.c:
lp_conn_unix()
{
int s;
struct sockaddr_un saun;
if (( s = socket( AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0 )) < 0 ) {
syslog( LOG_ERR, "lp_conn_unix socket: %m" );
return( -1 );
}
bzero( &saun, sizeof( struct sockaddr_un ));
saun.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
strcpy( saun.sun_path, _PATH_DEVPRINTER );
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
if ( connect( s, (struct sockaddr *)&saun,
strlen( saun.sun_path ) + 2 ) < 0 ) {
syslog( LOG_ERR, "lp_conn_unix connect %s: %m", saun.sun_path );
close( s );
return( -1 );
}
return( s );
}
My papd.conf:
Linux DeskWriter:\
pr=tst:op=lp:
My printcap:
#
tst|linux test printer for appletalk:\
:lp=/dev/tty8:\
:sd=/var/spool/tst:\
:lf=/var/spool/tst/log:\
:af=/var/spool/tst/acct:\
:mx#0:\
:sh:
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