On Mon, 06 Dec 1999, you wrote: > in var/spool/lpd/lp, lp.lock says 517. > Any ideas? This is just a guess, but 517 is probably the process ID from when the lock file was created. You may try removing the lock file and trying again. If you're worried about it being a necessary file, mv it to 'lp.lock.bak' or something. -Steve Holdener