>
>
> I have used Debian for some time, yet seem to be a permanent newbie -
> a 'pernewbie'.
>
> I updated from 1.1.4 to 1.2.1 and have one remaining glitch; lpr has a
> problem. I am hoping someone can give me the simple solution:
>
> 1. As root, an attempt to 'lpr filename' leads to this error message
> "lpr: /dev/lp1: unknown printer"
> whereas
> 'cat filename > /dev/lp1'
> works OK and the /etc/printcap file looks OK and is one that used
> to work.
>
> 2. As a user other than root, 'lpr filename' works just fine.
>
> Hints?
>
> Thanks in advance, Richard
Check what "which lpr" says, both as a normal user and as root.
tcsh user,
MartinS
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