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Re: lpc: conflicting informnation.



hi

On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 10:30:42PM +1000, Adam Bogacki wrote:
> Hi,
> 	I'm getting conflicting info in trying to get my printer
> going again. The following was done as root ...
> 
> # lpc start all
> 
> 	lp:	printing enabled
> 		daemon started
> 
> # lpc status all
> 
> 	lp:	queuing is enabled
> 		printing is enabled
> 		no entries
> 		no daemon present
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
		
it does the same on my system		

it does not mean that 'lpd' is not working

the best way afaik to know if lpd is running is
 ps xau | grep lpd

> Apparently, with the 'start' command the daemon is started but with the
> 'status' command immediately afterward it is not present.
> 
> Confused ?
> 
> So am I. Attempts to print are met with silence.
> 
> Any ideas ?
> 
> Adam Bogacki,
> afb3@primus.com.au

-- 
A Mennucc
 "È un mondo difficile. Che vita intensa!" (Renato Carotone)



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