FreeNAS as a Print Server

Step 9 Start Things and Set Permissions When Printer Connects

We're going to want to start up the proper LPRng processes when a printer is connected. Type:

"nano /usr/local/etc/devd/devd.conf"

Add to the file:

# start action when USB printer ulpt0 is plugged in
# wait 3 second and then start the spooler daemon
#
attach 100 {
device-name "ulpt0";
action "sleep 3; lpd;
checkpc -f;
chown 0:0 /dev/ulpt0;
chmod 666 /dev/ulpt0;
echo 'o5L25fgfab' > /dev/speaker;";
};
*/

This watches for the printer to be plugged in, waits a few seconds, and starts the LPD process. Once that's going it fixes any missing files or permissions with checkpc -f. It then sets proper ownership and permissions on the device and plays a little sound.

Comments

[mebkopcznski]

Even puting the commands in this file /etc/devd.conf (because version 7.1 doesn't have the one informed in instructions), i don't get printer working after reboot. I'm looking for a place where I can put this command. Any ideia?

[peephuhpeep]

Thanks for the nice instruction here! (and thanks to sgrizzi as well as the original author!)

I got a problem that keeps coming back: the file permissions of the /dev/ultp0 keep changing when a printer is plugged out. This we all know that happens..

But I changed the devd.conf file (resided in /etc/devd.etc and also put it in /usr/local/etc/devd/devd.conf).

This is how it looks like:
.....

#

 

# This example calls a script when the AC state changes, passing the

# notify value as the first argument. If the state is 0x00, it might

# call some sysctls to implement economy mode. If 0x01, it might set

# the mode to performance.

notify 10 {

match "system" "ACPI";

match "subsystem" "ACAD";

action "/etc/acpi_ac $notify";

};

# start action when USB printer ulpt0 is plugged in

# wait 3 second and then start the spooler daemon

#

attach 100 {

device-name "ulpt0";

action "sleep 3; lpd;

checkpc -f;

chown 0:0 /dev/ulpt0;

chmod 666 /dev/ulpt0;

echo 'o5L25fgfab' > /dev/speaker;";

};

*/
END OF FILE HERE

So this should work? But it doesn't? What could be wrong here?

[bboudewijns]

I have exactly the same problem. If i chmod and chown manually the printer is working fine, but the devd.conf is not loaded at boot indeed. I dont get it. Dont here the sound as wel...

Any help would be appriciated!

Thanks

[nadhs]

 Well I don't have this file or directory under /usr/local/etc/

[nadhs]

 Please advise what I need to do in this case ?

[Tau_Zero]

 That's really weird.  That directory is supposed to be defined as part of the filesystem requirements.

What's your setup like?  What version of FreeNAS? Installation type?

[nadhs]

verison - 0.7.1 shere (revision4944)
built on - Tue Dec 15 20:12:44UTC 2009
OS Version -  FreeBSD 7.2 Release-p5 revision(199506)
platform - i386 full on Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.93GHz

please advice

[zhg]

look for the file under /etc/devd.conf