[NTLUG:Discuss] Printer problem

[terry]

joseph beasley wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 

Done.
Now recieving error:

lp: error - no default destination available.


> --- 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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