[NTLUG:Discuss] Printer problem

[joseph beasley]

You need to enable the cups-lpd daemon in xinetd.  Look at
/etc/xinetd.d/cups-lpd.   Set disable to NO and restart xinetd.

This will allow your lpr commands to work.  See
http://localhost:631/sam.html.


--- terry <kj5zr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> OfficeJet500 installed under CUPS on RH9 system.
> Am able to print Printer Test Page from:  localhost:631
> (CUPS configuration page)  But nowhere else.
> 
> lpr or lp command doesn't do anything.  I thought I saw that lpd was
> started on boot up, but find that lpd is not running, so I start it,
> with error:
> ============================
> # service lpd start
> Starting lpd: Warning - OfficeJet500: Bad printcap entry - missing
> 'sd'
> or 'client' entry?
> ============================
> 
> So it appears I have problem with
> "printcap entry - missing 'sd' or 'client' entry"
> just not sure what to do about it.
> 
> Any clues?
> 
> 
> 
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