vitamin wrote: > archimedes1981 wrote: > >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 2009-05-29 07:42 lpt1 -> /dev/lp0 >> > > Make sure you have read/write access to the above device. > > Clarification: Make sure that you have read/write access to /dev/lp0. lp0 probably is owned by lp or something like it. This device is usually set to: rw-rw---- which means that you have two choices: 1. Change the mode of the device by typing in chmod o+rw lp0 2. Adding your login to the lp group. How to do that is a linux forum question and has been discussed in other threads on this forum. James McKenzie