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#1 (**permalink**) 02-15-2008, 06:31 PM

When attempting to add a printer
with LPADMIN, I receive the following error message:

# /usr/lib/lpadmin -p lp -v /dev/ttyi1a
UX:lpadmin: WARNING: "/dev/ttyi1a" is accessible by others.
To FIX: ...(seemingly unimportant info)
UX:lpadmin: ERROR: Error writing printer information for "lp"
(No such file or directory).

If it matters, I know the printer spooler is not running and will not
start for some reason when directly called. I know I have the right
file (ttyi1a) as I can "cat" to it. Any ideas? Thanks.

#2 (**permalink**) 02-15-2008, 06:31 PM

On Feb 23, 6:22 am, "0" <C...@At-Home-Computer-Support.com> wrote:
> When attempting to add a printer
> with LPADMIN, I receive the following error message:
>
> # /usr/lib/lpadmin -p lp -v /dev/ttyi1a
> UX:lpadmin: WARNING: "/dev/ttyi1a" is accessible by others.
> To FIX: ...(seemingly unimportant info)
> UX:lpadmin: ERROR: Error writing printer information for "lp"
> (No such file or directory).
>
> If it matters, I know the printer spooler is not running and will not
> start for some reason when directly called. I know I have the right
> file (ttyi1a) as I can "cat" to it. Any ideas? Thanks.

If the print spooler won't launch then it doesn't really matter
whether lpadmin fails. It's like worrying about not having an aisle
seat on a canceled Jet Blue flight.

The warning and the error are 2 different things. Sounds like maybe
the LPR package isn't correctly installed, i.e., lpadmin has nowhere
to write information about the printer. That would explain why
lpsched couldn't launch, either.

Ray Robert
Three Star Software

#3 (**permalink**) 02-15-2008, 06:32 PM

On Feb 23, 9:22 am, "0" <C...@At-Home-Computer-Support.com> wrote:
> When attempting to add a printer
> with LPADMIN, I receive the following error message:
>
> # /usr/lib/lpadmin -p lp -v /dev/ttyi1a
> UX:lpadmin: WARNING: "/dev/ttyi1a" is accessible by others.
> To FIX: ...(seemingly unimportant info)
> UX:lpadmin: ERROR: Error writing printer information for "lp"
> (No such file or directory).
>
> If it matters, I know the printer spooler is not running and will not
> start for some reason when directly called. I know I have the right
> file (ttyi1a) as I can "cat" to it. Any ideas? Thanks.

You probably need to reinstall the lp system from your SCO CD.
Logged in as root, run custom, then
Software/Install New
>From the 507 CD, you'd pick
SCO OpenServer Software
System Administration
Printer Subsystem.

Good luck,
Dan Martin

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