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- From: davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen)
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- Subject: Re: SYS V lp interface script
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.171113.10617@crd.ge.com>
- Date: 7 Jan 93 17:11:13 GMT
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- In article <1ielouINN6fd@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, mireley@arnou.cem.msu.edu.brewery (John D. Mireley) writes:
- |
- | I am trying to modify a lp interface script on an AT&T
- | 3B2-400 (SYS V r 3.1) to copy (rcp) a file to a SPARC and
- | print it using lpr. The rcp works fine put the remsh
- | from the 3B2 will not execute the lpr request on the Sun.
- | In fact, I don't think it will execute anything. The script
- | works when I "su" to lp and run it but fails when run through
- | lpsched.
-
- I usually just run a remsh (or rcmd on some systems) of "lpr -" rather
- than copy the file. Seems to work just fine, although I wish the real
- interface worked.
-
- Actually you have to build the options and stuff and do
- lpr $OPTIONS -
- to make it work right, but you knew that.
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- bill davidsen, GE Corp. R&D Center; Box 8; Schenectady NY 12345
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