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Startup Scripts fail to execute
The script has "DONE", I just typo'd in the example above.- InfoStorm
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- Forum: General UNIX discussion
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Startup Scripts fail to execute
Scripts are simple: while true do cat /dev/printer | lp -d PRINTER end Yes, the scripts run w/o problem from the console. I tried editing the script to: /bin/cat /dev/printer | /usr/bin/lp -d PRINTER to remove any need at all for pathing. Checked /etc/rc2.d/messages/S99printer.log file...- InfoStorm
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- Forum: General UNIX discussion
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Startup Scripts fail to execute
Backgrouns of Issue: 3rd part database software must printer to serial device but the SCO 5 server only has networ printers. We get around this by writing a script that redirect all data going to the "/dev/printer" device and sent it to the network printer. For this to work, the scripts that...- InfoStorm
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