Can’t use ram disk for spool directory - specified in printcap file
Attempting to use the ram disk for the spool directory specified in the
printcap file.
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Create a directory /ram/spool/printers/josa_ps
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printcap entry
1|josa_ps|Postscript printer in lab josa
:rp=josa-ps:rm=josa.austin.ibm.com:mx#500:lf=/dev/log:sd=/ram/spool/printers/josa_ps
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lpd -l &
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spooler -d /dev/null -c /etc/josa_ps.cfg -s /ram/spool/printers
-vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv -
Print a file to josa-ps printer
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The spooler shows the following error after completing the Spawn
files…
link: Not supported
If I modify the printcap file to use sd=/var/spool/printers/josa_ps then
it works fine.
Where /var is part of the flash filesystem.