I saw a article about the lpd bug. They have advised to change over to
latest lpr version. Please check
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-066-05.html
sangunni
On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, sreangsu acharyya wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I have been trying to print ps files on an NT networked machine using RH
> printtols, havent been succesful yet.
>
> heres the /etc/printcap
>
> lp:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
> :af=/var/spool/lpd/lp/acct:\
> :lp=/dev/null:\
> :sh:
>
> where the ps file is passed through the filter
>
> /var/spool/lpd/lp/filter which actually passes the file through specific
> filters.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Now the script "filter" defines a variable as
>
> FPDIR=/usr/lib/rhs/rhs-printfilters/
>
> followed by an if elif..
>
> if [ "$PRINTER_TYPE" = "SMB" ]; then
> bestpath="$bestpath" | ${FPDIR}smbprint ...
>
> at the end the final command is called as
>
> eval $bestpath 2>/dev/null
>
> This is clearly a bug as this will expand to
>
> ...../usr/lib/rhs/rhs-printfilters//smbprint
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> so far its ok. I corrected the above. But still no success with the
> original intent of printing to an NT printer.
> Apart fromn that could anyone confirm the bug, i looked up red hat
> errata it hasnt been reported there
>
> if you are still here ( the mail was long ;)
> TIA
> sreangsu
>
>
>
>
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