Welllllllllllll.....almost. I can now print from the printconf-gui menu, but not from any user account. Printing attempts are greeted with this message (running as root):
[root in directory: spool]# echo hello | lpr Status Information: sending job 'root@CV150607-A+952' to lp@localhost connecting to 'localhost', attempt 1 connected to 'localhost' requesting printer lp@localhost job 'root@CV150607-A+952' transfer to lp@localhost failed error 'NONZERO RFC1179 ERROR CODE FROM SERVER' with ack 'ACK_FAIL' sending str '^Blp' to lp@localhost error msg: 'spool queue for 'lp' does not exist on server CV150607-A.norwlk1.ct.home.com' error msg: ' non-existent printer or you need to run 'checkpc -f' /etc/printcap perms look like: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 777 Nov 20 20:28 printcap My /var/spool/lpd/HP1100A looks like: drwx------ 2 lp lp 4096 Nov 20 20:28 HP1100A If I try to cd into the directory as other than root, I get permission denied. Help????? John On 11/20/01, 08:15:50PM -0500, John P. Verel wrote: > Voila! Thanks, Tammy. Up and running just fine :) > > I installed the new rpm via up2date. However, in order to get the > printer working, I ran through the steps provided to me by Devon on > this list a couple of days ago: > > delete the printer definition via printconf-gui > rm -rf /var/spool/lpd/* > redefine the printer via printconf-gui > /sbin/service lpd stop > rm -rf /var/cache/foomatic/{pcache,compiled}/* > /usr/sbin/printconf-backend --force-rebuild > /sbin/service lpd start > > And, life is good. Guess I have to find a different turkey for Thursday > instead of the old foomatic rpm ;) > > John > > On 11/20/01, 12:52:12PM -0500, Tammy Fox wrote: > > It's available now. > > > > http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHBA-2001-155.html > > > > Tammy > > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 10:27:56PM -0500, John P. Verel wrote: > > > Devon, > > > > > > Got a reply from Tammy Fox of Red Hat on the enigma list, saying that > > > this is a bug in foomatic. She said a fix will be out shortly. Mean > > > time, I'll keep hacking away! > > > > > > John > > -- > John P. Verel > Norwalk, Connecticut > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- John P. Verel Norwalk, Connecticut _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list