topic Re: About Remote Printing in Operating System - Linux

About Remote Printing

nelson chan_4 — Sun, 08 May 2005 21:21:42 GMT

I have been configure a REMOTE print queue, since local lpd does not execute any filter actions, whatever filter i specify in printcap .

So i follow the below link to create a local printqueue with a home-made filter that pipes x copies to the remote lpd.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=716493758+1113352837414+28353475&threadId=749418

Finally the solution really helpful, it was great for me to solve my problem in alpha box.

But recently i have a same problem in redhat linux v8.0 box, I have been used the same concept to do it, but finally failed!

since it was using the latest lprng. Can anyone give me a hand on it.

Below are my configuration file.

lp1:\
lp=xlp1@localhost:\
bounce_queue=true:\
pl#66:\
mx=0:\
ff:\
sd=/user/spool/lp1:

xlp1:\
lp=COM1@it.printer:\
bounce_queue=true:\
sd=/user/spool/xlp1:

thank you!!

Re: About Remote Printing

Gopi Sekar — Mon, 09 May 2005 05:46:11 GMT

i dont know the purpose of sd variable in printcap but i feel it is pointing to an non existing directory in linux

in RH the spool directory is /var/spool/lpd

Hope this helps,
Gopi

Re: About Remote Printing

nelson chan_4 — Mon, 09 May 2005 19:19:49 GMT

Thanks for reply,

sd = spool directory,
yes, my directory is exists and with enought permission to access.

Actually what i am trying to do is form feed after printed 66lines, and multiple copies on remote printing, but it's not work for me.

Re: About Remote Printing

Gopi Sekar — Thu, 12 May 2005 03:12:51 GMT

why dont u try changin sd value to the default of what is in RH, ex: /var/spool/lpd/lp1