Subject: Re: Setting up Linux as a print server
From: andrew morgan (morgan@orst.edu)
Date: Wed Jun 21 2000 - 02:05:58 EDT
On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, Lorenzo Thurman wrote:
> I have been trying to setup my Linux box (2.2.16) as a print server. I have
> gotten to the point where I can print using, pap -P filename.eps, but it
> fails when using lpr -P. There are no errors in my log file and no spool
> documents are created in the spool folder, and I get an error message on the
> console:"Cannot access LW 630". I have gone through the How-To, found a
> couple of archived messages at linuxppc and netatalk but nothing has helped,
> so I'm turning to the list. My printcap file is:
> lp|venerable LaserWriter|"LW 630":\
> :sd=/usr/spool/LW 630:\
> :lp=/dev/null:\
> :pl#63:pw#85:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:sf:\
> :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\
> :pd=/usr/spool/LW630.ppd: #Unix file format
> :if=/usr/spool/LW 630/ifpap:
>
> My papd.conf, looks like this:
> LW 630:\
> :pr=lp:op=lorenzo:\
> :pd=/var/spool/LW630.ppd:
> I have created a .paprc file and placed it in the LW 630 spool directory
> with the contents:
> LW 630:LaserWriter@*
>
> Note: I do not need to print from linux, only Mac and Windows clients. If
> anyone has any ideas, I would really appreciate it.
Anything in /var/log/messages (syslog stuff)? Does the print job
disappear, or is it stuck in the queue?
Andy
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