topic unable to add printer using sam in Operating System - HP-UX

unable to add printer using sam

Dave Bunting — Thu, 08 Nov 2001 04:07:43 GMT

Hello,
i am trying to add a network printer to my UX machine, and i get 'cant open member file' error message,. I have checked

/etc/lp has permissions of 755, and an owner/group of bin.

any other issues?
THanks

Re: unable to add printer using sam

S.K. Chan — Thu, 08 Nov 2001 04:25:26 GMT

# ll -d /etc/lp
==> perm. should be 755
==> The owner should be "lp".

Otherwise use SAM to restore the print spooler configuration to a known good state.

Re: unable to add printer using sam

Roger Baptiste — Thu, 08 Nov 2001 04:26:37 GMT

hi,

if this is a network printer, i would suggest using Jetadmin to install the printer.
(IIRR, Sam too uses jetadmin if linked correctly).

Make sure, your printer is accessible from
the network (ping it). Then check whether
you have jetadmin software installed
swlist |grep -i jetadmin.
(or ll /opt/hpnp/bin/jetadmin )

Run /opt/hpnp/bin/jetadmin , which will guide
you through the process.

HTH
raj