Cups problem

[david walcroft]

Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
> david walcroft wrote:
>   
>> Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
>>     
>>> Looks like you have it installed (finally).  Is it running?
>>>
>>> /sbin/service cups status
>>>
>>> It will tell you if the service is running or not.  If it is not, start
>>> it via:
>>>
>>> /sbin/service cups start
>>>
>>> Let us know what happens with each.
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> [david at reddwarf ~]$ sudo service cups status
>> cupsd (pid 26999) is running...
>> [david at reddwarf ~]$ sudo /sbin/service cups start
>> Starting cups:
>> [david at reddwarf ~]$
>> [david at reddwarf ~]$ sudo service cups start
>> Starting cups:
>> [david at reddwarf ~]$
>>
>>  Sorry to take so long.
>>     
>
> David, if you blindly start executing commands with no regard for what
> they do, you are going to get into trouble.  Please take the time to
> understand what is happening, and please, please, please READ THE OUTPUT
> OF THE COMMANDS and understand what they mean!
>
> Why would you want to "start" cups if "cupsd (pid 26999) is running..."?
>
> Lucky for you, it probably noticed that it is already running, therefore
>  it didn't try and start a 2nd (or 3rd, or 4th, or, ...) copy of it!
>
> common sense!  This is not rocket science!  (yeah, I know, it is
> Computer Science.)  If you had any doubts, you could have read "man
> service" to see what the service command does, and maybe gain some
> understanding of it.
>
> Second off, develop a SINGLE PLAN of attack for your problem, and adhere
> to it until you problem is solved.  Don't start doing 4 different things
> at once just because 4 different people are giving you slightly
> different advice and suggestions.  Decide which ONE can help you the
> best and start there.  Don't change until that line of attack can help
> you out no more.  You will end up worse off than where you are now if
> the advice starts to conflict with each other!
>
>   
>>  david
>>     
>
> Good luck, and please learn from the advice that's being sent your way!
> If you continue to do things blindly, willie nillie, without learning,
> you will be sorry.
>
>   
Yes Craig I now realize what you say is correct and I'll stay with your
instuctions in future.

  Thanks   david