My original posting:
>I'm running DU3.2C on an Alpha1000. I am trying to send to remote
>printers defined in the printcap file. Because I could not reach one
>of the printers I followed the instructions in the DEC/OSF Sys Admin
>manual to kill and restart the printer:
>
>rm -f /dev/printer /var/spool/lpd.lock
>/usr/lbin/lpd -l
>
>Now, I can't print to any of the remote printers...
The solution:
Kill -9 pid of parent lpd, followed by an "lpc restart all"
My problem was that I had not killed the parent lpd.
Thanks to all who responded so promptly to my query:
"Schuhl, Robert" <robert.schuhl_at_ald-vt.de>
Andres Henckens <henckens_at_luc.ac.be>
Hellebo Knut <Knut.Hellebo_at_nho.hydro.com>
Wanderley O. Mendes wander_at_cptec.inpe.br
Marco marco_at_gore.afep.cornell.edu:wq
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Ruben Zelwer
University of California at Berkeley
Information Systems and Technology ruben_at_garnet.berkeley.edu
Received on Fri Jun 07 1996 - 02:53:16 NZST