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<code>Bug#8298</code>; Package <code>lprng</code>.


debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgSven Rudolph <sr1@inf.tu-dresden.de>

Subject: Bug#8298: LPRng doesn't print to older lpr printers
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package: lprng
version: 3.2.1-1

Okay, all my printers are remote printers on lpr-based SunOS 4.1.3
machines.

Attempting to print to either these machines or a SGI running Irix 6.2
(running 'lp' set up to accept 'lpr' style print jobs) both yield
"malformed from address"

LPRng cannot print to them.  The postinst mentions the that "bk" flag
is needed in /etc/printcap.  Adding this flag has no effect on
printing behavior, the error is the same.

Further investigation shows the the "send_data_first" flag may be
needed as well.  However, this flag also makes no difference.  Indeed,
no combination of "bk" and "send_data_first" seems to allow me to
print.

FWIW, my recent attempts at building LPRng myself resulted in the same
thing.

Anyone have any enlightment?

-- 
Richard W Kaszeta 			Graduate Student/Sysadmin
bofh@bofh.me.umn.edu			University of MN, ME Dept
http://www.menet.umn.edu/~kaszeta



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-t

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From: Richard Kaszeta <kaszeta@me.umn.edu>
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Subject: LPRng doesn't print to older lpr printers

package: lprng
version: 3.2.1-1

Okay, all my printers are remote printers on lpr-based SunOS 4.1.3
machines.

Attempting to print to either these machines or a SGI running Irix 6.2
(running 'lp' set up to accept 'lpr' style print jobs) both yield
"malformed from address"

LPRng cannot print to them.  The postinst mentions the that "bk" flag
is needed in /etc/printcap.  Adding this flag has no effect on
printing behavior, the error is the same.

Further investigation shows the the "send_data_first" flag may be
needed as well.  However, this flag also makes no difference.  Indeed,
no combination of "bk" and "send_data_first" seems to allow me to
print.

FWIW, my recent attempts at building LPRng myself resulted in the same
thing.

Anyone have any enlightment?

-- 
Richard W Kaszeta 			Graduate Student/Sysadmin
bofh@bofh.me.umn.edu			University of MN, ME Dept
http://www.menet.umn.edu/~kaszeta



<strong>Information forwarded</strong> to <code>debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Sven Rudolph &lt;sr1@inf.tu-dresden.de&gt;</code>:<br>
<code>Bug#8298</code>; Package <code>lprng</code>.


debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgSven Rudolph <sr1@inf.tu-dresden.de>

Subject: Bug#8298: LPRng
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Okay, I've isolated why lpr worked fine with my older lpd servers and
lpr does not.

The old lpr package installed lpr, lpq, etc as setuid.  The lprng
package does not.

So either:

a. The clients should be installed setuid root so they can send
requests from a priveledged port.

b. Or the postinst should be modified to state that that if the remote
machine doesn't have LPRng the clients should be made setuid root in
addition to the :bk: flag which may or may not be needed.


-- 
Richard W Kaszeta 			Graduate Student/Sysadmin
bofh@bofh.me.umn.edu			University of MN, ME Dept
http://www.menet.umn.edu/~kaszeta



<strong>Acknowledgement sent</strong> to <code>Richard Kaszeta &lt;kaszeta@me.umn.edu&gt;</code>:<br>
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From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Ian Jackson)
To: Richard Kaszeta <kaszeta@me.umn.edu>
Subject: Bug#8298: Info received (was LPRng)
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Subject: LPRng

Okay, I've isolated why lpr worked fine with my older lpd servers and
lpr does not.

The old lpr package installed lpr, lpq, etc as setuid.  The lprng
package does not.

So either:

a. The clients should be installed setuid root so they can send
requests from a priveledged port.

b. Or the postinst should be modified to state that that if the remote
machine doesn't have LPRng the clients should be made setuid root in
addition to the :bk: flag which may or may not be needed.


-- 
Richard W Kaszeta 			Graduate Student/Sysadmin
bofh@bofh.me.umn.edu			University of MN, ME Dept
http://www.menet.umn.edu/~kaszeta



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<code>Bug#8298</code>; Package <code>lprng</code>.


debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgSven Rudolph <sr1@inf.tu-dresden.de>

Subject: Bug#8298: Printing using lprng to old lpr printservers - a solution
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The problem results from that that the lpr program of lprng access remote
servers directly, event if they are defined in /etc/printcap. However
by using the bq option, the files are first transferred to the local lpd,
wich then have no problem talking to older lpd's as it is running with
uid 0. So there is no need to suid lpr...

Here is an example printcap entry 
(I've found that the bk option is not needed -YMMV):

ccps|lp|PostScript
        :bq=ccps@server
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp
        :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter

Hope this helps...

--
Elad Tsur




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From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Ian Jackson)
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The problem results from that that the lpr program of lprng access remote
servers directly, event if they are defined in /etc/printcap. However
by using the bq option, the files are first transferred to the local lpd,
wich then have no problem talking to older lpd's as it is running with
uid 0. So there is no need to suid lpr...

Here is an example printcap entry 
(I've found that the bk option is not needed -YMMV):

ccps|lp|PostScript
        :bq=ccps@server
        :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp
        :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter

Hope this helps...

--
Elad Tsur