Dale,
I'd make it easy on yourself ;)
Change the line for your printer and add lp| to the beginning:
lp|myprinter|whatever:\
My thoughts only,
Rick
On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Dale E Anglin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Upon installing RH5, I configured my first and only printer with a name
> other than 'lp' (which matches our other systems in our network).
>
> When I invoke some command such as 'ls | lpr', I receive the following message:
> lpr: lp: unknown printer
>
> I can set the PRINTER environment variable, and that seems to work for most
> cases. However, when I use 'a2ps', I receive mail from the printer daemon
> saying that my printer job could not be unlinked: permission denied.
>
> Does anybody have any ideas on how to make the default printer something
> other than 'lp'? I have reviewed man pages, etc. Please point me in the
> "write" direction.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dale Anglin :-) | Raytheon Systems Company
> Global Battle Management | 1010 Production Rd, MS10-37
> Research & Development | Ft Wayne, IN, USA, 46808
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (219) 429-5677 FAX (219) 429-6859
> (Formerly: Hughes Defense Communications)
>
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