try to remove the lpd package first use dpkg --purge, this will get rid of the config file(ie. /etc/init.d/lpd), and you may remove the lprng package as well and reinstall it to make sure your system is *clean*.
don't know why you had lpd in /usr/local/bin, you should not have anything under /usr/local if you stick with the debian package. On Tue, Jul 27, 1999 at 10:34:18PM +1000, Bill Shui wrote: > Shao Zhang wrote: [SNIP] > > > and now I couldn't even start up my lpd.. > > try to start it from /etc/init.d/lpd > > I did, I substituted all the lines containg /usr/sbin/lpd with > /usr/local/bin/lpd > since lpd now resides in /usr/local/bin > and it still didn't work. > I wasn't sure if lprng file was meant to be in /etc/init.d/ too? > because I have both "lprng" and "lpd" sitting in my /etc/init.d/ > > > > I tried checkpc -f command, > > > and it prints "/var/run/lpd.printer permisson denied" > > > I looked into /var/run directory, and there was not a lpd.printer > > > present at all... > > > So I "touch"ed lpd.printer. and guess what, lpd can start again. > > > But after I rebooted my computer, the lpd.printer disappeared again. > > any ideas here? > > > > and also I think I'm having problem with my printcap file... > > Thanks. -- ____________________________________________________________________________ Shao Zhang - Running Debian 2.1 ___ _ _____ Department of Communications / __| |_ __ _ ___ |_ / |_ __ _ _ _ __ _ University of New South Wales \__ \ ' \/ _` / _ \ / /| ' \/ _` | ' \/ _` | Sydney, Australia |___/_||_\__,_\___/ /___|_||_\__,_|_||_\__, | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |___/ _____________________________________________________________________________
