[SWLUG] Re: Discuss digest, Vol 1 #503 - 1 msg

[Marc Pritchard]

What if you did
chmod 666 /dev/lp0
?
I had a similar problem with my DVD drive the other day, i could access 
it in root but not in any other user. Then I found out that I didn't 
have permissions to Read the drive.
- Marc

>I'm trying to get my printer working with Debian but I don't seem to be a=
>ble=20
>to get off first base.  Just doing some thing simple like=20
>
>ls > /dev/lp0
>
>brings back
>
>/dev/lp0: No such devicel
>
>but=20
>
>ls -l /dev/lp0
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>gives
>
>crw-rw----    1 root     lp         6,   0 Mar 14  2002 /dev/lp0
>
>which seems OK.  Any ideas, anyone?
>
>Tony
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