On Fri, 25 May 2001 10:49:06 -0400, Jason Edgecombe wrote:
>I have tried the following line in printcap:
>
>lp:\
>:lp=printer@host:
>
>
>but it complains about there not being a spool directory. i can put
>":client:" in the entry but then the printer doesn't exist after
>restarting lprng
>
>i just want a printqueue that automatically forwards to another lpd
>spool without any filters, do I have to use a spool directory in this
>case?
I think you're going to have to have a spool defined for the remote printer (on your
clients) Since it assumes you are running
the client on a multi-user host, you might have more than one user talking to the
remote. Hence the need for spool.
(IANALE) (I am not a LPRng expert)
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