Re: can't print "not linked to original file"

[Quant-X UNIX and Linux Support]

Hello,

On Sun, Feb 20, 2000 at 11:29:45PM -0800, Doug Mandell wrote:
> I'm having a problem printing from the Mac to the RedHat 6.0 Linux box...I 
> can see the printer in the chooser, and it spools, but then the job 
> dies.  I get this error, "Your printer job (xyz.doc) was not printed 
> because it was not linked to the original file."

This is the problem of papd creating the print job itself in the spool
directory.

> I read this could be caused by permissions problems, so I changed my 
> papd.conf file to read:
>   "lj4:pr|/usr/bin/lpr -Plp2:op=dmandell:pd=/etc/atalk/aplwntr1.ppd:"

Perhaps it's just a typo:
>   "lj4:pr|/usr/bin/lpr -Plp2:op=dmandell:pd=/etc/atalk/aplwntr1.ppd:"
   "lj4:pr=|/usr/bin/lpr -Plp2:op=dmandell:pd=/etc/atalk/aplwntr1.ppd:"

Cheers.

Dejan

> Still doesn't work.  An nbplkup shows the printer.  I do a papstatus on it 
> and it says "lp is ready and printing".  The printer does work, I can print 
> using samba (we've only got one Mac, the rest are pcs).
> 
> The most frustrating part of this is that this used to work before we got 
> dsl (all computers on the lan used to share a dialup connection...)...I 
> assume somehow adding the second lan card to the linux box screwed this up, 
> appletalk appears to work fine except for the printing.  I've done some 
> pretty extensive research and been unable to fix this, anyone got a solution?
> 
> Doug 

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