[comp.sys.apollo] prf question

bshaw@vlsic2.vlsic2.ti.com (Bob Shaw) (12/26/89)

Question on prf -read

According to the man pages on  prf , one should be able to do
a prf -read  and look at the files in the print queue.  Is my 
assumption correct.  
When I do a  prf -read   I get the following error....
?(prf) problem reading print queue   specified printer does not 
exist   (US/print utility)

For this example, my printer queue name is   ml   and I have tried
several approaches such as   prf -pr ml  -read     etc  and still
get the same error.      My print que is on a 9.7 node.  About 1/2 
of my nodes are on 9.7 and the other half on 10.1 .   
Thanks in advance for any  comments etc.

Bob Shaw        bshaw@hcvdl.vdl.ti.com 


 

krowitz%richter@UMIX.CC.UMICH.EDU (David Krowitz) (12/27/89)

prf -read only works on machines running SR10.x for printers 
that are being controlled by the new SR10 printing software
(ie. for print servers based on /sys/hardcopy/prsvr, not for
print servers based on the old Sr9 /com/prsvr). The correct
command format is: "prf -read <SR10_printer_name> ".


 -- David Krowitz

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