Re: Unidentified subject!
On Mon, 25 May 1998, King Lee wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I installed debian and it doesn't print. The printcap file is unchanged
> and looks allright. The machine prints with Red Hat, so
> it isn't hardware. The message I get is
>
> lpr: unable to get official name for local machine
>
> If I enter
>
> hostname
>
> I get the hostname (debian). When I
>
Is there a /etc/hosts or DNS entry for your local machine? Just setting
the hostname is not enough, it must resolve because lpd is checking its
/etc/hosts.lpd file.
George Bonser
Microsoft! Which end of the stick do you want today?
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