Configuring a printer on a server without a GUI

[poma]

On 11.11.2014 04:15, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> I have a server here that has no GUI installed.
> 
> No gnome, xfce, or any other.  And I want to install a printer.  It is 
> an HP8610 and I have the url for it.  I strangely thought that 
> system-config-printer would work, but that also requires more than just 
> a text window as I get:
> 
> # system-config-printer
> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
> 
> (system-config-printer.py:15388): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
> 
> 
> Oh, yes, no monitor at ALL.  Only a serial console or SSH terminal.
> 
> 

$ ssh server -l user
user at server's password: 
X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0
Last login: ...
 
$ system-config-printer 
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused

(system-config-printer.py:2179): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: 

$ su -c 'yum install xorg-x11-xauth xorg-x11-fonts-Type1'
Password: 
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package xorg-x11-fonts-Type1.noarch 0:7.5-9.fc20 will be installed
---> Package xorg-x11-xauth.x86_64 1:1.0.9-1.fc20 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
 Package                   Arch        Version               Repository    Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 xorg-x11-fonts-Type1      noarch      7.5-9.fc20            fedora       521 k
 xorg-x11-xauth            x86_64      1:1.0.9-1.fc20        updates       30 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  2 Packages

Total download size: 551 k
Installed size: 912 k
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
(1/2): xorg-x11-xauth-1.0.9-1.fc20.x86_64.rpm               |  30 kB  00:00     
(2/2): xorg-x11-fonts-Type1-7.5-9.fc20.noarch.rpm           | 521 kB  00:01     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                              366 kB/s | 551 kB  00:01     
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction (shutdown inhibited)
  Installing : xorg-x11-fonts-Type1-7.5-9.fc20.noarch                       1/2 
  Installing : 1:xorg-x11-xauth-1.0.9-1.fc20.x86_64                         2/2 
  Verifying  : 1:xorg-x11-xauth-1.0.9-1.fc20.x86_64                         1/2 
  Verifying  : xorg-x11-fonts-Type1-7.5-9.fc20.noarch                       2/2 

Installed:
  xorg-x11-fonts-Type1.noarch 0:7.5-9.fc20 xorg-x11-xauth.x86_64 1:1.0.9-1.fc20

Complete!

$ system-config-printer 
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused

(system-config-printer.py:2196): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: 

$ exit
logout
Connection to server closed.

$ ssh server -l user
user at server's password: 
Last login: ...
/usr/bin/xauth:  file /home/user/.Xauthority does not exist

$ system-config-printer 

** (system-config-printer.py:2227): WARNING **: Couldn't connect to accessibility bus: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-YjDPTOKg4c: Connection refused
GLib-GIO-Message: Using the 'memory' GSettings backend.  Your settings will not be saved or shared with other applications.