On Fri, 2007-12-14 at 15:56 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > Tim wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-12-14 at 09:18 +1000, david walcroft wrote: > > > >> [root@reddwarf ~]# ps aux -columns 256 |grep cupsd > >> ERROR: Unknown user-defined format specifier "lumns". > >> > > > > You should have had a double-dash in front of "columns". > > > > i.e. ps aux --columns 256 |grep cupsd > > > > > [david@reddwarf ~]$ sudo ps aux --columns 256 |grep cupsd > david 17568 0.0 0.0 4044 676 pts/1 S+ 15:49 0:00 grep cupsd > [david@reddwarf ~]$ > > It seems that cupsd is running. > > david > No it means that cupsd is not running. It is grep cupsd that is running. -- ======================================================================= Corry's Law: Paper is always strongest at the perforations. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
