Re: Printing Problems (2nd request)
From: Tom Ryan (tomryan_at_camlaw.rutgers.edu)
Date: 12/16/04
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Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:19:41 -0500 (EST) To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
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@localhost ~]$ lpstat -h localhost -a
> lpstat: Unable to connect to server: Connection refused
> [joe@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@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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