cupsd: Child exited with status 98!

[Helge Blischke]

leoncogs at eircom.net wrote:
> 
> leoncogs wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Trying to log on to admin at 'cups at http://127.0.0.1:631 but it won't accept my root password.
> >
> > When I run 'cupsd' I get 'cupsd: Child exited with status 98!'.  I had previously been able to but having reinstalled cups and gimp-print I get this message.  I have searched the cups database but am not able to find  the problem.
> >
> > I use SuSE 9.1, cups 1.1.20-103, gimp-print 4.2.7.  I am able to configure the printer epson 740 in yast.
> >
> > The following are my
> >
> > cupsd.conf
> >
> > LogLevel info
> > Printcap /etc/cups/printcap
> > User lp
> > Group lp
> > RunAsUser Yes
> > Port 631
> >
> > <Location />
> >   Order Deny,Allow
> >   Deny From All
> >   Allow From 127.0.0.1
> >   Allow From 127.0.0.2
> >   Allow From @LOCAL
> > </Location>
> >
> > <Location /admin>
> >
> >   AuthType BasicDigest
> >   AuthClass Group
> >   AuthGroupName sys
> >
> >   Order Deny,Allow
> >   Deny From All
> >   Allow From 127.0.0.1
> >
> > </Location>
> > .................................
> >
> > error.log
> >
> >
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:33 +0100] Listening to 0:631
> > E [08/Aug/2004:17:44:33 +0100] Unknown Location directive # on line 813.
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:33 +0100] Loaded configuration file "/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:33 +0100] Configured for up to 100 clients.
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:33 +0100] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:33 +0100] Full reload is required.
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:33 +0100] LoadPPDs: Read "/etc/cups/ppds.dat", 7804 PPDs...
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:34 +0100] LoadPPDs: No new or changed PPDs...
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:34 +0100] Full reload complete.
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:41 +0100] Listening to 0:631
> > E [08/Aug/2004:17:44:41 +0100] Unknown Location directive # on line 813.
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:41 +0100] Loaded configuration file "/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:41 +0100] Configured for up to 100 clients.
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:41 +0100] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:41 +0100] Full reload is required.
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:41 +0100] LoadPPDs: Read "/etc/cups/ppds.dat", 7804 PPDs...
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:42 +0100] LoadPPDs: No new or changed PPDs...
> > I [08/Aug/2004:17:44:42 +0100] Full reload complete.
> > E [08/Aug/2004:17:44:42 +0100] StartListening: Unable to bind socket - Address already in use.
> >
> > ......................................
> > pmap_dump
> >     100000    2   tcp    111  portmapper
> >     100000    2   udp    111  portmapper
> > .........................................
> > netstat -lp
> > Active Internet connections (only servers)
> > Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
> > PID/Program name
> > tcp        0      0 *:sunrpc                *:*                     LISTEN
> > 4119/portmap
> > tcp        0      0 *:ipp                   *:*                     LISTEN
> > 4262/cupsd
> > tcp        0      0 Desktop:smtp            *:*                     LISTEN
> > 4795/master
> > tcp        0      0 *:ssh                   *:*                     LISTEN
> > 4322/sshd
> > tcp        0      0 localhost:smtp          *:*                     LISTEN
> > 4795/master
> > udp        0      0 *:bootpc                *:*
> > 2804/dhcpcd
> > udp        0      0 *:sunrpc                *:*
> > 4119/portmap
> > udp        0      0 *:ipp                   *:*
> > 4262/cupsd
> >
> > ..........................................
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > lmcogs
> >
> >
>  just to add that the abover error in the error.log has been amended but I still get
> 
> I [08/Aug/2004:20:40:00 +0100] Listening to 0:631
> I [08/Aug/2004:20:40:00 +0100] Loaded configuration file "/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
> I [08/Aug/2004:20:40:00 +0100] Configured for up to 100 clients.
> I [08/Aug/2004:20:40:00 +0100] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
> I [08/Aug/2004:20:40:00 +0100] Full reload is required.
> I [08/Aug/2004:20:40:01 +0100] LoadPPDs: Read "/etc/cups/ppds.dat", 7804 PPDs...
> I [08/Aug/2004:20:40:01 +0100] LoadPPDs: No new or changed PPDs...
> I [08/Aug/2004:20:40:01 +0100] Full reload complete.
> E [08/Aug/2004:20:40:01 +0100] StartListening: Unable to bind socket - Address already in use.
> 
Ths last error message may point you into the right direction: it states
that there is
another process listening on port 631. Try to find out which one it is.
Perhaps you should
modify the startup priorities in your /etc/rc?.d directories.

Helge


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