diff --git a/printing/lprng/parse-config b/printing/lprng/parse-config
index bcf72f8e5..f9191849b 100644
--- a/printing/lprng/parse-config
+++ b/printing/lprng/parse-config
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../lprng/parse-config
+# Copyright (C) 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -14,12 +15,12 @@
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
 install_setprinter() {
-	sed "s,@printer@,$1,g" > /usr/sbin/setprinter_$1 \
+	sed "s,@printer@,$1,g" > $root/usr/sbin/setprinter_$1 \
 		< $base/package/*/lprng/setprinter.sh
-	chmod +x /usr/sbin/setprinter_$1
+	chmod +x $root/usr/sbin/setprinter_$1
 
 	if [ "$SDECFG_DEFAULT_PRINTER" = "$1" ] ; then
-		/usr/sbin/setprinter_$1
+		$root/usr/sbin/setprinter_$1 -R "$root"
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/printing/lprng/setprinter.sh b/printing/lprng/setprinter.sh
index 6543afb47..a189ce85e 100644
--- a/printing/lprng/setprinter.sh
+++ b/printing/lprng/setprinter.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../lprng/setprinter.sh
+# Copyright (C) 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -13,15 +14,35 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
+root=
+if [ "x$1" = "x-R" ]; then
+	root="$2"
+	shift; shift
+fi
+
 for x in cancel lp lpq lpr lprm lpstat; do
 	echo "$0: Re-creating /usr/bin/$x -> ${x}_@printer@ ..."
-	echo -e "#!/bin/sh\nexec -a $x ${x}_@printer@ \"\$@\"" > /usr/bin/$x
-	chmod +x /usr/bin/$x
+	cat <<-EOF > "$root/usr/bin/$x"
+	#!/bin/sh
+	# this file was generated by setprinter_@printer@
+	#
+	
+	exec -a $x ${x}_@printer@ "\$@"
+	EOF
+	chmod +x "$root/usr/bin/$x"
 done
+
 for x in lpc; do
 	echo "$0: Re-creating /usr/sbin/$x -> ${x}_@printer@ ..."
-	echo -e "#!/bin/sh\nexec -a $x ${x}_@printer@ \"\$@\"" > /usr/sbin/$x
-	chmod +x /usr/sbin/$x
+	cat <<-EOF > "$root/usr/sbin/$x"
+	#!/bin/sh
+	# this file was generated by setprinter_@printer@
+	#
+	
+	exec -a $x ${x}_@printer@ "\$@"
+	EOF
+	chmod +x "$root/usr/sbin/$x"
 done
+
 exit 0