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> Hi All,
>
> I am running Red hat 9, upgraded from Red Hat 8, upgraded
> from Red Hat 7.2.
>
> I ran a debug on an lpr print job and found to my horror
> that lpr attempted to print 3 times and exits. From
> "man printcap", send_try defaults to 3. Apparently, my
> send_try entry in printcap.local is being ignored. :'(
>
> I am hoping I have just misunderstood how printcap.local
> works. To set up my printers, I used "printconf". I then
> erased my printcap and restarted lpd. lpd recreated my printcap.
> I then open printcap.local and inserted my printcap, made my
> additions, and again restarted lpd. lpd sucks my printcap.local
> into printcap and appends it to the bottom of my printcap.
>
> My send_try addition is then ignored when I print.
>
> Does anyone have an idea what I am doing wrong?
>
> Many thanks,
> --Tony
> aewell@gbis.com
>
>
> ----------- /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.
>
> copier|lp4:\
> :ml#0:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/copier:\
> :af=/var/spool/lpd/copier/copier.acct:\
> :sh:\
> :rm=copier.iamnottellingyou.com:\
> :rp=PORT1:\
> :bk:\
> :control_filter=/usr/share/printconf/util/strip_control_file.sh:
>
> ########################################
#######################################
> ## 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 printcap entries.
>
> copier|lp4:\
> :ml#0:\
> :mx#0:\
> :send_try#1000:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/copier:\
> :af=/var/spool/lpd/copier/copier.acct:\
> :sh:\
> :rm=copier.iamnottellingyou.com:\
> :rp=PORT1:\
> :bk:\
> :control_filter=/usr/share/printconf/util/strip_control_file.sh:

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