Printing Via LPD in CUPS

[Helge Blischke]

Suresh wrote:
> 
> Hai,
> 
> I am developing an embedded product. Recently i migrated printing system from LPRng spooler to CUPS. I am using CUPS 1.1.17 in my product.
> 
> Facing problem with LPD printing from Red Hat 9 to the product. When printing via Network Unix(LPD) from Red Hat 9 PC to the embeddded product, the PC shows the error that "Remote host did not accept control file".
> 
> Part of Error log file in PC after print out has been given.
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> [...]
> D [14/Jun/2005:09:56:41 +0530] StartJob: backend = "/usr/lib/cups/backend/"
> D [14/Jun/2005:09:56:41 +0530] StartJob: filterfds[0] = -1, 9
> D [14/Jun/2005:09:56:41 +0530] start_process("/usr/lib/cups/backend/", 0xbfff9d40, 0xbfff91f0, 8, 9, 7)
> E [14/Jun/2005:09:56:41 +0530] PID 4007 stopped with status 22!
> I [14/Jun/2005:09:56:41 +0530] Started backend /usr/lib/cups/backend/ (PID -4007) for job 15.
> D [14/Jun/2005:09:56:41 +0530] [Job 15] /usr/lib/cups/backend/: Permission denied
> [...]
> 
> I tried with strace, cups 1.1.17 source code, but i did not find any clue on this issue. LPD printing is one of the basic requirement of my product. Kindly help me in this regard. Also guide me in what way i can proceed further.
> 
> With Thakns & Regards,
> K. Suresh

According to your log file, the CUPS scheduler tries to start the backend directory as an
executable program - this cannot work.

Review your printer configuration.

Helge

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