Bug#420502: LPRng ignores /etc/printcap
On Sun, Apr 22, 2007 at 07:12:02PM +0100, jjgnu@hotmail.com wrote:
> I've just installed Etch on i386, and set up the LPRng configuration
> manually the same as I had working on Sarge. The first snag I hit
> was that /dev/lp0 no longer exists, so I connected my printer
> (an old Brother HL-1050 laser) to a USB port instead of the parallel
> port. I then altered the :lp entry in /etc/printcap to /dev/usb/lp0
> (was /dev/lp0).
>
> The lpr command no longer works. It seems to ignore the device and
> filter entries in /etc/printcap.
Sounds like a permissions problem. Check what user is running lpd
then check the permissions of /dev/usb/lp0
Also run checkpc
- Craig
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