[lug] /dev/lp0 status bash: /dev/lp0: Permission denied

D. Stimits stimits at idcomm.com
Tue Nov 6 17:38:38 MST 2001


Rob Mohr wrote:
> 
> Hello lug(s),
> 
> The subject line says it all.  And ls -l /dev/lp0 returns
> 
> crw-rw---- 1 root lp  6, 0 Jul 5 2000 lp0

FYI, this is the correct permission set. Nobody but lpr (which is lp)
and root should be sending raw data directly to /dev/lp*. Something else
is missing, what command is used that gets the error?

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

> 
> Running 2.2.17 Potato
> 
> What may be the reason for the above?
> Rob Mohr
> eof
> 
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