printing problems: 'lp_open failed' error

Subject: printing problems: 'lp_open failed' error
From: Matt Lynch (matt@firmmagazine.com)
Date: Thu Jul 19 2001 - 13:04:05 EDT

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Hi,

I know this problem has been discussed before on netatalk-admins but having
tried every suggestion I'm still getting the follow message in my log when I
try and print from an iMac (running OS9.1) to a HP Laserjet 1200 installed
as a local printer on the linux server (running redhat 7.1 and
netatalk-1.5pre6-1rh7):

papd[27358]: child 27371 for "HPLJ1200" from 65338.250
papd[27371]: lp_init: lock: No such file or directory
papd[27371]: lp_open failed
papd[27358]: child 27371 done

The iMac simply returns a "Postscript error" message.

My papd.conf is as follows:

HPLJ1200:\
:pr=|/usr/bin/lpr -Plp:\
        :op=root:pd=/etc/atalk/HP1200PS.PPD:

and /etc/printcap is:

lp:\
        :sh:\
        :ml=0:\
        :mx=0:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
        :lp=/dev/lp0:\
        :lpd_bounce=true:\
        :if=/usr/share/printconf/mf_wrapper:

Any suggestions for what could be the source of the problem?

Apologies if I'm missing something obvious.

-Matt Lynch

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