device drop down blank web admin

watchdog no_spam_watchdog_but_no_spam at free.fr
Mon Nov 21 04:29:15 PST 2005


IMO, there is alsolutely no obligation to run it on startup. You can 
kill -HUP the daemon or do something like /etc/init.d/cupsys -restart 
(example on a Debian).
100 percent sure it works and re-reads your cupsd.conf file, because I 
did it several times.
CU

Sim Zacks wrote:
> After Cups didn't work, I figured I needed lpd to be running too.
> That also didn't work.
> You're probably right about it being extra, but it is not the
> mitigating factor because it didn't work before I turned lpd on.
> 
> I've seen mention that cups must be started on boot up. Does anyone
> know if this is factual or if there is a reason for it or what it must
> be started before? I can't reboot my box before this evening, as it is
> a production server.
> 
> Sim
> 
> "watchdog" <no_spam_watchdog_but_no_spam at free.fr> wrote in message
> news:23130-cups.general at news.easysw.com...
> 
>>Sim Zacks wrote:
>>
>>>I just installed cups1.1.17 on my redhat 8 system to print to a network
>>>printer.
>>>I can get to the website and click Add Printer and then fill in the
> 
> Name,
> 
>>>Location and Description of the printer.
>>>When I click Continue, it takes me to a page where I should choose a
> 
> Device
> 
>>>from the drop down list.
>>>
>>>There is nothing in the list.
>>>
>>>I have also tried lpinfo -v and it gives me an error,
>>>"Unable to connect to server, Connection refused"
>>>
>>>I get the same error when I tried to set up the printer using lpdadmin
>>>
>>>Both the cups and lpd daemons are running
>>>
>>>Am I missing something?.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Hello,
>>I am stuck with a similar problem (see my recent "connection problem"
>>messages) , but in my case I only run cupsd, not lpd. I don't understand
>>why you are running _both_ of them, as cups is intended to replace the
>>traditional lpd daemon...
>>Am I wrong somewhere ?
>>Good luck.
>>JB
> 
> 
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