Hi,

I cannot work out what is going on.

I have been using lp to print via a remote BSD printer for months.

I have added a /lib/namespace (attached) but I cannot see how
this harms anything.

NB. my /usr/local/sys/lib/lp/spooler only contains the binaries for forsyth's
smb print client.

Now when I try to print I get:
	lpdspool: '/bin/rc' directory entry not found
On closer inspection the following code from /rc/bin/lp is being run:

if (~ $RESET '') {
	switch ($SPOOLER) {
	case -;	echo spooler does not exist for $LPDEST >[1=2]
		exit 'no spooler'
	case *;	bind -b $LPLIB/spooler /bin
		if (~ $#* 0) $SPOOLER
		if not $SPOOLER $*
	}
}

it seems that the bind is causing /386/bin/rc to disapear from /bin.

I cannot see how this can be possible. If I change the bind -b to a bind -a
then it works as expected.

It cannot be any of my mounts as lp rebuilds /bin's mounts itself
and I have nothing mounted over /386/bin or /rc/bin for that matter.

I thought I understood union directories - obviously not :-(

-Steve