I'm not too sure. If you print to a remote printer then the file must be sent over the network. I'm not sure why the daemon would complain then about the file not being linked.
"Joseph A. Martin" wrote: > Hello, > I found part of the problem. I added my brothers' computer to > /etc/hosts.lpd and it gave them access. However I have another > problem. After they print a message is sent by the lpd on my server > back to the user account on their machine. The message says: > "Your printer job ((stdin)) was not printed because it was not linked > to the original file." The job did print, but what do I need to modify > in order to stop that error message from being mailed. > > later, > joseph > > On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote: > > > Symbolic links work fine across separate filesystems, NFS or otherwise. > > Hard links > > cannot be made to files outside the filesystem where the file linked to > > resides. I > > would guess rather that the link failure refers to an inability to connect > > (or a > > connection which terminates). Look at the lpd man page to see how access is > > controlled > > to the printer. Perhaps try telneting to port 515 on the machine to see if > > you get > > connected. > > > > "Joseph A. Martin" wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I have a system set up for my family that is networked with > > > the rest of my systems. I want their machine to be able to print to my > > > machine. I have lprng installed on their system and a printcap entry > > > setup. This printcap entry works for network printing from my laptop > > > also running lprng. However, when I try to print from their machine > > > lpq shows status as "Link failure when sending j". > > > I have a suspicion as to the cause of the error. I seem to > > > remember that lpr will create a link from the real file to a file in > > > the spool directory. BUT their home directory is NFS mounted from my > > > server. IIRC links don't work across disparate file systems. How can I > > > tell lprng to copy the file rather than create a link? Am I off > > > balance in my analysis here? > > > > > > later, > > > joseph > > > -- > > > the "LaterDude" > > > ICQ: 52640402 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.ice-works.com/personal/LaterDude/ > > > > > > All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of > > > my employer unless otherwise noted. > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > -- > > Jens B. Jorgensen > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- > the "LaterDude" > ICQ: 52640402 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.ice-works.com/personal/LaterDude/ > > All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of > my employer unless otherwise noted. -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
