Re: Haven't seen this lp problem before



On Fri, Aug 15, 2008, Tony Lawrence wrote:
I'm baffled at the moment.

Symptoms are that root can print, other users cannot. That's usually
perms , and sure enough, it looked like someone had done a chmod 777
where they shouldn't have, but I fixed all that and lp etc all have
setuid where they should now.

I've run custom for strict database compliance, integrity, and double
checked everything I can think of but still get

UX:lp: ERROR: Can't establish contact with the LP print service.
TO FIX: Either the LP print service has stopped,
or all message channels are busy. If the
problem continues, get help from your
system administrator.


It's not rlp either.. don't have "trace" on this box so can't see
where it really dies, nothing in logs.. I'm brain stopped right now..

Is /usr/lib/lpsched running?

It's been a while since I looked into the guts of OpenServers printer
mechanism, but as I remember, lpsched is stopped by the scoadmin printer
admin routines while adding, modifying, or deleting printers

Bill
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