Printing

[Joel Hammer]

Thanks for confirming what I dimly remember. 

Joel

On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 06:52:56PM -0600, Andrew Mathews wrote:
> Joel Hammer wrote:
> > As I recall, with redhat( 7.2 ?), out of the box, there was a big
> > warning in printcap to make no changes in the printcap file, since it
> > was generated fresh every time something started up, I think the system
> > or the printing daemon. I think that the configuration program ran
> > automatically. You weren't given a choice about it. I had to manually
> > disable the thing.
> > 
> > That is the sort of messing around I just won't tolerate. It makes a
> > linux distro incompatible with every other version of linux. It makes
> > offering good, generic advice impossible. It makes life miserable for
> > newbies. It frustrates experienced users, who are asked yet again to
> > master some obscure but crucial details of an important but difficult
> > subsystem like printing, one that they thought they had under control.
> > 
> > Just one reason why I stopped using Redhat.
> > 
> > Joel
> > 
> <snip>
> 
> Since I have a RH 7.2 box, here's what it says:
> 
> [root at email root]# more /etc/printcap
> # /etc/printcap
> #
> # DO NOT EDIT! MANUAL CHANGES WILL BE LOST!
> # This file is autogenerated by printconf-backend during lpd init.
> #
> # Hand edited changes can be put in /etc/printcap.local, and will be 
> included.
> LEX01:\
>          :ml=0:\
>          :mx=0:\
>          :sd=/var/spool/lpd/LEX01:\
>          :af=/var/spool/lpd/LEX01/LEX01.acct:\
>          :sh:\
>          :rm=10.10.108.60:\
>          :rp=lp:\
>          :lpd_bounce=true:\
>          :if=/usr/share/printconf/util/mf_wrapper:
> 
> HP2200:\
>          :ml=0:\
>          :mx=0:\
>          :sd=/var/spool/lpd/HP2200:\
>          :af=/var/spool/lpd/HP2200/HP2200.acct:\
>          :sh:\
>          :lp=|/usr/share/printconf/util/jetdirectprint:\
>          :lpd_bounce=true:\
>          :if=/usr/share/printconf/util/mf_wrapper:
> ###############################################################################
> ## Everything below here is included verbatim from /etc/printcap.local 
>       ##
> ###############################################################################
> # printcap.local
> #
> # This file is included by printconf's generated printcap,
> # and can be used to specify custom hand edited printers.
> 
> While it does warn you against making manual changes, it also says where 
> to make them so they won't be lost. If one is proficient enough to be 
> editing their own printcap file, surely they're proficient enough to be 
> able to read this information. Far from rocket science, obscure syntax, 
> or BSD vs. SVR4 init scripts.
> -- 
> Andrew Mathews
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