/etc/printcap is still required, regardless of where your starting the daemon from, since it defines the queue and some other printer particulars.
If the daemon is being launched from INETD it will not take a process until it gets a request, ps may not show an active printer process unless your lucky enough to catch it while printing a job. Try netstat -tul , it should show a listening port for printer (port 515 tcp and udp). On Friday 17 January 2003 09:52, you wrote: > So you see the lpd daemon when you issue: ps -ax | grep lpd > ??? > > Did you issue these commands: > > lpc enable lp > lpc start lp > > Do you have an /etc/printcap and does it have an entry for "lp" > > > These are just notes I found in my Samba cheat sheet....don't know if you > need to > issue them since you've got lpd listening via INETD ??? > > > Dave Myers > Denver Solutions Group > Senior Systems Engineer > Office Phone: (303) 996-7112 > Cellular Phone: (303) 619-0782 > Fax: (303) 706.1713 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Doug Clark > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > cc: > > Sent by: Linux Subject: Re: lpd print daemon > on 390 Port > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ARIST.EDU> > > > 01/17/2003 > 10:35 AM > Please respond > to Linux on 390 > Port > > > > > > > I have documented the steps below, but will someone please help me > understand why I can't start the print daemon. I will be > happy to provide more information as needed. > > Doug > > > > from the inetd.conf file > 1) printer stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/bin/lpd -i > > > 2) # lpc status > remote: > queuing is enabled > printing is enabled > no entries > no daemon present > lp: > queuing is enabled > printing is enabled > 2 entries in spool area > no daemon present > tmbc1: > queuing is enabled > printing is enabled > no entries > no daemon present > > 3) # lpr /etc/fstab > lpr: connect: No such file or directory > jobs queued, but cannot start daemon. > > > 4) # lpc status > remote: > queuing is enabled > printing is enabled > no entries > no daemon present > lp: > queuing is enabled > printing is enabled > 3 entries in spool area > no daemon present > tmbc1: > queuing is enabled > printing is enabled > no entries > no daemon present
