Re: Haven't seen this lp problem before

On Aug 15, 1:17 pm, Jean-Pierre Radley <j...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Bill Campbell typed (on Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 09:45:52AM -0700):
| 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?

If it weren't, then root couldn't print either.

--
JP

Correct. And root can print.

Perms all seem fine for /usr/spool/lp and below.. very puzzling..
.

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