Printing Problems (2nd request)

Tom Ryan tomryan at camlaw.rutgers.edu
Thu Dec 16 16:20:02 UTC 2004


oops.. sorry to post again so soon..

then..

service cups restart

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Tom Ryan wrote:

> change 192.168.1.1 to
>
> 127.0.0.1
>
>
>
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Joseph McCrary wrote:
>
> > hosts:
> >
> > # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
> > # that require network functionality will fail.
> > 192.168.1.1    localhost.localdomain    localhost
> >
> > hosts.conf:
> >
> > order hosts,bind
> >
> > Tom Ryan wrote:
> >
> >  lets check everything..
> >
> > whats in /etc/hosts
> >
> > On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Joseph McCrary wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >  [joe at localhost ~]$ lpstat -h localhost -a
> > lpstat: Unable to connect to server: Connection refused
> > [joe at localhost ~]$
> >
> >
> > Actually, the entire client.conf seems to be commented out:
> >
> > #
> > # "$Id: client.conf,v 1.8 2004/02/25 20:15:27 mike Exp $"
> > #
> > #   Sample client configuration file for the Common UNIX Printing System
> > #   (CUPS).
> > #
> > #   Copyright 1997-2004 by Easy Software Products, all rights reserved.
> > #
> > #   These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the
> > #   property of Easy Software Products and are protected by Federal
> > #   copyright law.  Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file
> > #   "LICENSE.txt" which should have been included with this file.  If this
> > #   file is missing or damaged please contact Easy Software Products
> > #   at:
> > #
> > #       Attn: CUPS Licensing Information
> > #       Easy Software Products
> > #       44141 Airport View Drive, Suite 204
> > #       Hollywood, Maryland 20636-3111 USA
> > #
> > #       Voice: (301) 373-9603
> > #       EMail: cups-info at cups.org
> > #         WWW: http://www.cups.org
> > #
> >
> > ########################################################################
> > #                                                                      #
> > # This is the CUPS client configuration file.  This file is used to    #
> > # define client-specific parameters, such as the default server or     #
> > # default encryption settings.                                         #
> > #                                                                      #
> > ########################################################################
> >
> > #
> > # ServerName: the hostname of your server.  By default CUPS will use the
> > # hostname of the system or the value of the CUPS_SERVER environment
> > # variable.  ONLY ONE SERVER NAME MAY BE SPECIFIED AT A TIME.  To use
> > # more than one server you must use a local scheduler with browsing
> > # and possibly polling.
> > #
> >
> > #ServerName myhost.domain.com
> >
> > #
> > # Encryption: whether or not to use encryption; this depends on having
> > # the OpenSSL library linked into the CUPS library.
> > #
> > # Possible values:
> > #
> > #     Always       - Always use encryption (SSL)
> > #     Never        - Never use encryption
> > #     Required     - Use TLS encryption upgrade
> > #     IfRequested  - Use encryption if the server requests it
> > #
> > # The default value is "IfRequested".  This parameter can also be set
> > # using the CUPS_ENCRYPTION environment variable.
> > #
> >
> > #Encryption Always
> > #Encryption Never
> > #Encryption Required
> > #Encryption IfRequested
> >
> >
> > #
> > # End of "$Id: client.conf,v 1.8 2004/02/25 20:15:27 mike Exp $".
> > #
> >
> >
> > Tom Ryan wrote:
> >
> >  do you have a "servername" variable in client.conf?
> >
> > if so, comment that out..
> >
> > what does
> >
> > lpstat -h localhost -a
> >
> > show?
> >
> > On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Terry Polzin wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >  On Thursday 16 December 2004 10:49, Joseph McCrary wrote:
> >
> >
> >  Please help. If I cannot fix this printing problem, I will have to
> > abandon Linux for the hated world of Windoze!!!
> >
> > Two weeks ago, I no longer could send a document to either printer. I've
> > got two printers connected, both of which used to work fine. One is a
> > Canon S600 connected to a USB port. The other is a HP LJ 6MP connected
> > through my local network. Both worked fine previously.
> >
> > Whenever I try to print from a program (e.g., Firefox), the only printer
> > available is the PostScript default. Previously, both printers were
> > listed, with the HP as the default printer.
> >
> > When I try to print a test page, I get this error:
> >
> > lpr: error - unable to print file: server-error-service-unavailable
> >
> > I'm running Core 3, and have done all of the updates. I downloaded and
> > installed the latest version of CUPS (1.1.22). That did not help.
> >
> > Here are the last few lines from cups.conf:
> >
> > # Encryption: whether or not to use encryption; this depends on having
> > # the OpenSSL library linked into the CUPS library and scheduler.
> > #
> > # Possible values:
> > #
> > #     Always       - Always use encryption (SSL)
> > #     Never        - Never use encryption
> > #     Required     - Use TLS encryption upgrade
> > #     IfRequested  - Use encryption if the server requests it
> > #
> > # The default value is "IfRequested".
> > #
> >
> > <Location />
> > Order Deny,Allow
> > Deny From All
> > Allow From 127.0.0.1
> > </Location>
> >
> > #<Location /classes>
> > #
> > # You may wish to limit access to printers and classes, either with Allow
> > # and Deny lines, or by requiring a username and password.
> > #
> > #</Location>
> >
> > #<Location /classes/name>
> > #
> > # You may wish to limit access to printers and classes, either with Allow
> > # and Deny lines, or by requiring a username and password.
> > #
> > #</Location>
> >
> > #<Location /jobs>
> > #
> > # You may wish to limit access to job operations, either with Allow
> > # and Deny lines, or by requiring a username and password.
> > #
> > #</Location>
> >
> > #<Location /printers>
> > #
> > # You may wish to limit access to printers and classes, either with Allow
> > # and Deny lines, or by requiring a username and password.
> > #
> > #</Location>
> >
> > #<Location /printers/name>
> > #
> > # You may wish to limit access to printers and classes, either with Allow
> > # and Deny lines, or by requiring a username and password.
> > #
> >
> > ## Anonymous access (default)
> > #AuthType None
> >
> > ## Require a username and password (Basic authentication)
> > #AuthType Basic
> > #AuthClass User
> >
> > ## Require a username and password (Digest/MD5 authentication)
> > #AuthType Digest
> > #AuthClass User
> >
> > ## Restrict access to local domain
> > #Order Deny,Allow
> > #Deny From All
> > #Allow From .mydomain.com
> > #</Location>
> >
> > <Location /admin>
> > #
> > # You definitely will want to limit access to the administration functions.
> > # The default configuration requires a local connection from a user who
> > # is a member of the system group to do any admin tasks.  You can change
> > # the group name using the SystemGroup directive.
> > #
> >
> > AuthType Basic
> > AuthClass System
> >
> > ## Restrict access to local domain
> > Order Deny,Allow
> > Deny From All
> > Allow From 127.0.0.1
> >
> > #Encryption Required
> > </Location>
> >
> > #
> > # End of "$Id: cupsd.conf.in,v 1.16 2004/08/18 17:53:47 mike Exp $".
> > #
> > <Location /printers/usblp0>
> > Order Deny,Allow
> > Deny From All
> > Allow From 127.0.0.1
> > AuthType None
> > </Location>
> > <Location /printers/s600-4>
> > Order Deny,Allow
> > Deny From All
> > Allow From 127.0.0.1
> > AuthType None
> > </Location>
> > # Lines below are automatically generated - DO NOT EDIT
> > <Location /printers/Canon>
> > Order Deny,Allow
> > Deny From All
> > Allow From 127.0.0.1
> > AuthType None
> > Allow from All
> > </Location>
> > <Location /printers/HP>
> > Order Deny,Allow
> > Deny From All
> > Allow From 127.0.0.1
> > AuthType None
> > Allow from All
> > </Location>
> > Browsing On
> > BrowseProtocols cups
> > BrowseOrder Deny,Allow
> > BrowseAllow from @LOCAL
> > BrowseAddress 255.255.255.255
> > Listen *:631
> >
> >
> > Please help.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> >  OK lets start with the basics, is the cups daemon running?  Set to start at
> > startup?
> >        ps -ef | grep cups
> >        /sbin/chkconfig --list cups
> >
> > If you do indeed see a cupsd in the output of the ps command, and runlevels
> > 2345 are set to on the chkconfig output.  Then run system-config-printers and
> > make sure that your printers are configured correctly.  Delete them and
> > reconfigure if required.  Test print from the printer config.  Post the
> > resutls.
> >
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> >
> >
> >  _______________________________________________________________________
> > Tom Ryan                                            Voice: 856-225-6361
> > Consulting System Administrator                       Fax: 856-969-7900
> > Rutgers School of Law - Camden               IT Help Desk: 856-225-2343
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  _______________________________________________________________________
> > Tom Ryan                                            Voice: 856-225-6361
> > Consulting System Administrator                       Fax: 856-969-7900
> > Rutgers School of Law - Camden               IT Help Desk: 856-225-2343
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Tom Ryan                                            Voice: 856-225-6361
> Consulting System Administrator                       Fax: 856-969-7900
> Rutgers School of Law - Camden               IT Help Desk: 856-225-2343
>

_______________________________________________________________________
Tom Ryan                                            Voice: 856-225-6361
Consulting System Administrator                       Fax: 856-969-7900
Rutgers School of Law - Camden               IT Help Desk: 856-225-2343




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