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Date:      Sat, 23 May 1998 22:57:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Dale Walker - Manager <dale@icr.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Wy60 attached printer 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980523225604.9142L-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199805202238.IAA14394@sparc.icr.com.au>

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On Thu, 21 May 1998, Dale Walker - Manager wrote:

> I got it working... it was the /etc/fbtab file... The "login" binary
> sets the permissions for the login device, therefore it was set to mode
> 0600 for the user logging in.. I put an entry into /etc/fbtab to make
> the permissions 0666

Good.  That's really really evil but if this is a workstation no one will
notice :)

> >Also check the AUX serial port settings in the terminal setup and make
> >sure your printer matches up.
> >
> 
> yeah it does..... and I even had the power cable plugged in... it's
> amazing how you start to question your own sanity when little things
> don't work correctly as you think they should........... 

My mission is to suggest possible solutions in an effort to encourage you
to think about other solutions.  Self-discovery accomplishes powerful
things, and most people just need a little push in the right direction.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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