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1. Cant get "lpd" to start

I can't get the lpd daemon to start, and after checking every manual and
on-line document I can find, I'm out of ideas.

I have been running Red Hat Linux release 3.0.3 (Picasso) / Kernel 1.2.13
on a i486, since this June (no UNIX/Linux experince prior to that time).
 Everything seems to perform properly except the lpd daemon -- it wont
start.  

Im running a HP LaserJet 4P printer on /dev/ttyS0 and it works just fine
when I redirect to it, e.g.  cat file >/dev/ttyS0.  Also, when I lpc
status, I have files queued to print that I lprd.  The kernel is built
with the printer parallel port ON, although Im not using LPTx and dont
plan to.

I tried starting /etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd.init from the control-panel
runlevel editor, and get the following stack trace error:

        couldnt execute etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd.init: Exec format error
                while executing
        open |$root/rc.d/init.d/$leftselect $what r
                invoked from within
        set f [open |$root/rc.d/init.d/$leftselect $what r]...
                (procedure runcom line 22)
                invoked from within
        runcom start
                invoked from within
        .executeit.start invoke
                (uplevel body line 1)
                invoked from within
        uplevel #0 [list $w invoke]
                invoked from within
        if {($w == $tkPriv(window))
                        && ([$w cget -state] != disabled)} {
                        uplevel #0 [list $w invoke]
                        }
                invoked from within
        if {$w == $tkPriv(buttonWindow)} {
                set tkPriv(buttonWindow)
                $w config -relief $tkPriv(relief)
                if {($w == $tkPriv(window))
                        && ([$w cget -state] ...
                (procedure tkButtonUp line 3)
                invoked from within
        tkButtonUp .executeit.start
                (commend bound to event)

Im still on the steep part of the learning curve, and cant interpret
the problem from the above.  Id appreciate any help or suggestions.

Thanks!

Don Packe

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