Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 21:39:12 -0500 From: Corey Brune <michael.brune@airmail.net> To: "FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: connect: No such file or directory Message-ID: <3772EBCF.A7902263@airmail.net> References: <55586E7391ACD211B9730000C1100276179694@r-lmh-wi-100.corpnet.at>
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Ladavac Marino wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stefan Schoenberger [SMTP:sschoen@wee.de] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 11:43 AM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: lpr: connect: No such file or directory > > > > Hi, > > > > every time I try to print to a remote printer I get this error message > > from lpr: > > > > lpr: connect: No such file or directory > > jobs queued, but cannot start daemon > > > > This is my printcap entry: > > > > lp|standard remote printer:\ > > :sh:\ > > :lp=:rm=axis:rp=pr1:\ > > :sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs: > > > > I already checked the permissions of the spool directory and log file. > > A second computer running Linux has no problems printing using the > > same > > printcap file, but all systems running FreeBSD 3.1 fail. Anyone got an > > idea? > [ML] Did you read the Handbook chapter about remote printing? > You will find it in /usr/share/doc if you have installed doc > distribution. > > Sorry, I cannot check it for you since my BSD box is at home, > but remote printing does work. > > /Marino > > > Thanks for helping > > > > Stefan Schoenberger > > sschoen@wee.de > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message I am not sure if you figured it out or if someone else replied, but check if the lpd daemon is running. run lpc then at the lpc> prompt type ? or help for a list of commands. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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