Unable to bind socket for address ::1:631

James Doe jim.doe at sogefifiltration.com
Tue Jun 20 03:36:21 PDT 2006


> James Doe wrote:
> >> James Doe wrote:
> >>> ...
> >>> Thanks Michael, the 'Listen' problem is cured by using '127.0.0.1:631'
> >>> I am logged on as 'root' the error log is below when I try to add a printer.  The printer is created but does not work.  I think you are right about permissions but I am not sure who the owner/group should be and what permission should be.
> >>> ...
> >>> D [19/Jun/2006:14:11:48 +0000] copy_model: Running "cups-driverd cat laserjet.ppd"...
> >>> D [19/Jun/2006:14:11:48 +0000] [CGI] /usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-driverd: Permission denied
> >> What are the permissions on /usr/lib/cups/daemon?
> >>
> >> On /usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-driverd?
> >>
> >> All of the directories up to /usr/lib/cups/daemon need to have at
> >> least "x" for others (chmod o+x /path), and the cups-driverd program
> >> needs to be readable and executable by everyone (chmod 755 /path).
> >>
> >> --
> >> ______________________________________________________________________
> >> Michael Sweet, Easy Software Products           mike at easysw dot com
> >> Internet Printing and Document Software          http://www.easysw.com
> >
> > I have found the problem.  The '/usr/lib/cups' directory did not have executable permission for other users.  Thanks for your help on this.  Sorry to be a pest, but I have one more problem.  Now that I can create a printer queue, when I try to print to it I get the following error:
> >
> > # lp -d laser /print_test
> > lp: Unsupported format 'text/plain'!
>
> Hmm, sounds like CUPS isn't seeing the texttops filter as executable -
> check the permissions on /usr/lib/cups/filter and the files in there.
> Also, if you update the permissions you'll want to restart cupsd so
> that it retests those things...
>
> --
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Michael Sweet, Easy Software Products           mike at easysw dot com
> Internet Printing and Document Software          http://www.easysw.com

I have checked the permissions and everthing in the path seems executable.  I have stopped and started 'CUPSD' but the error is still there.




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