Re: mysterious pdf file won't be printed, all others will!
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 03:15:30PM +0100, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>> In my sister's home directory there is a pdf file that won't respond to the
>> `lp' command. All others pdf files in the same directory behave all right,
>> and the permissions are the same. The only difference is the creation date,
>> which is today wheras the other files are older.
>>
>> The thing looks mysterious to me.
>>
>> Can anybody suggest any explanation/remedy?
"Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@vianet.ca> writes:
> 1. Are you sure that it is a .pdf file? run file on it.
Yes, `file' says it is, and besides it can be viewed by xpdf.
> 2. Did she put that file there?
Yes, she did.
> 4. If the file opens with a pdf viewer, what happens if you try to
> print from the viewer?
It won't be printed either!
Thanks
Rodolfo
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