PDF backend for CUPS not working.

[sandeep]

Hi,

I tried setting up a printer which prints to a pdf file. I copied the  pdfdistiller file as pdf in /usr/lib/cups/backend as shown in http://cups.org/links.php?V53+Q. However, when I try to add the printer,I get an error like this in the logs..

I [26/Jul/2005:09:25:18 +0200] Listening to 0:631
I [26/Jul/2005:09:25:18 +0200] Loaded configuration file "/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
I [26/Jul/2005:09:25:18 +0200] Configured for up to 100 clients.
I [26/Jul/2005:09:25:18 +0200] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
I [26/Jul/2005:09:25:18 +0200] Full reload is required.
I [26/Jul/2005:09:25:20 +0200] LoadPPDs: Wrote "/etc/cups/ppds.dat", 3322 PPDs...
I [26/Jul/2005:09:25:20 +0200] Full reload complete.
E [26/Jul/2005:09:35:13 +0200] add_printer: bad device-uri attribute 'pdf:/root'!


It is not accepting pdf:/root as the device URI...

when I do a lpinfo -v, i get
network socket
network http
network ipp
network lpd
network novell
file pipe
direct scsi
serial serial:/dev/ttyS0?baud=230400
serial serial:/dev/ttyS1?baud=230400
serial serial:/dev/ttyS2?baud=230400
serial serial:/dev/ttyS3?baud=230400
serial serial:/dev/ttyS4?baud=230400
serial serial:/dev/ttyS5?baud=230400
serial serial:/dev/ttyS6?baud=230400
serial serial:/dev/ttyS7?baud=230400
direct usb:/dev/usblp0
direct usb:/dev/usblp1
direct usb:/dev/usblp2
direct usb:/dev/usblp3
direct usb:/dev/usblp4
direct usb:/dev/usblp5
direct usb:/dev/usblp6
direct usb:/dev/usblp7
direct usb:/dev/usblp8
direct usb:/dev/usblp9
direct usb:/dev/usblp10
direct usb:/dev/usblp11
direct usb:/dev/usblp12
direct usb:/dev/usblp13
direct usb:/dev/usblp14
direct usb:/dev/usblp15
network smb

Obviously the pdf enrty is not found here.

can anyone please tell me whats wrong here? any help would be greatly appriciated..

Thanks and regards
Sandy