Subject: Re: can't print "not linked to original file"
From: thomas.riewe (thomas@zeitung-zum-sonntag.de)
Date: Mon Feb 21 2000 - 03:02:53 EST
> I'm having a problem printing from the Mac to the RedHat 6.0 Linux box...I
> can see the printer in the chooser, and it spools, but then the job
> dies. I get this error, "Your printer job (xyz.doc) was not printed
> because it was not linked to the original file."
>
> I read this could be caused by permissions problems, so I changed my
> papd.conf file to read:
> "lj4:pr|/usr/bin/lpr -Plp2:op=dmandell:pd=/etc/atalk/aplwntr1.ppd:"
>
> Still doesn't work. An nbplkup shows the printer. I do a papstatus on it
> and it says "lp is ready and printing". The printer does work, I can print
> using samba (we've only got one Mac, the rest are pcs).
well this sounds to me like a problem of the application you're using to
print, i remember this error-message coming from applix-office
in my case applix used a printing-command with parameters for lprng and my
lpd-setup was old lpr
may be that's your direction to go ?
hth,
thomas (R)
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