CUPS problem

[Wade Hampton]

Do you get an error when you run /sbin/service cups restart?  Check
/var/log/messages.  On one of my computers, I am getting an error
about can't read cupsd.conf and the printer daemon is not starting
(see my other posting).  I can start cupsd manually, however.
--
Wade Hampton

On 8/22/07, PerAntonRønning <pa-ronn at online.no> wrote:
> Karl,
> thank you. The problem is that I did remove the printer, then I added it
> again, but it still could not get in contact with CUPS.
> No printing takes effect, not only the testpage.
> I also have trouble starting system-config-printer, and any efforts to
> do printer management is rejected. So I wonder if there is something
> wrong with my CUPS, but I have never done any installation or
> configuration of CUPS before, so there I am a novice.
>
> Brgds
> PAR
>
>
> Karl Larsen wrote:
> > PerAntonRønning wrote:
> >> After a long period of smooth sailing I suddenly encountered a CUPS
> >> problem.
> >> Why I have got it is uncertain, maybe as a result of a yum upgrade
> >> run. I had to reinstall FC 5 due to some disk trouble (possibly
> >> because a blown fuse cut the electricity supply to my desk)
> >> so I imagined that I would be interested in upgraded programs since I
> >> burned the FC5 distro.
> >>
> >> I remove and reinstall the printer (which btw. is online, lights are
> >> up :-) ) and when sending a testpage to the printer i get the
> >> following message:
> >>
> >> "There was a problem sending CUPS test page to laser1 queue (my
> >> chosen printer name)
> >>
> >> /usr/bin/lpr  connection refused
> >>
> >> The following daemons are running:
> >> cupsd
> >> cups-config-daemon
> >>
> >> I would be grateful to receive some help on this one.
> >>
> >> Brgds
> >> PAR
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >    I had a problem like that. I had to delete the printer from the
> > printer setup program and then re-load it with the same name and so
> > forth. It fixed the problem.
> >
> >
> >
>
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