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Title: The remote printer fails to work with apsfilter

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The remote printer fails to work with apsfilter

Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 5.1

Symptom:

Variable REMOTE_PRINTER has been set in /etc/apsfilterrc or in /etc/apsfilterrc.<device> is set to true. Nevertheless the jobs never reach the remote printer server.

Cause:

/var/lib/apsfilter/apsfilter expects an comment behind the name of the printer queue in /etc/printcap.

Solution:

Enter a comment behind the entry
remote:\
remote|My print server:\

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Keywords: DRUCKEN, APSFILTER, REMOTE

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Categories: Printer

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