[cups.general] difficulty adding printer in cups

[Basanta Shrestha]

oh no paras,
it didn't work in live cd. But its works fine when I install from the
same cd. why? I get following error log.  Gave write permission to the
folder but didn't work.

E [06/Sep/2006:21:19:32 +0545] [cups-driverd] Unable to write
"/var/cache/cups/ppds.dat" - Permission denied
E [06/Sep/2006:21:19:40 +0545] [cups-driverd] Unable to write
"/var/cache/cups/ppds.dat" - Permission denied
E [06/Sep/2006:21:20:10 +0545] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized
E [06/Sep/2006:21:20:16 +0545] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized


Basanta




Paras pradhan wrote:
> basante:
>
> that's really nice.
>
> have u tested in live CD as well?
>
>
> Paras.
>
> On 9/5/06, *Basanta Shrestha* < basanta at mpp.org.np
> <mailto:basanta at mpp.org.np>> wrote:
>
>     Rob Mason wrote:
>
>     > > Hi,
>     > >
>     > > I've had a similar problem (using FreeBSD).  I _think_ this
>     problem might be associated with PPD cache (/var/cache/cups on my
>     system).  This cache file may be huge given that you have
>     gimp-print, gutenprint etc.  I believe that the file can be
>     deleted without causing harm and is regenerated when you next add
>     a printer.  You may also have to restart the cups daemon after
>     doing this...
>     > >
>     > > Also - look at this thread below ->
>     > >
>     > >
>     http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-cups-devel/2006-August/002446.html
>     <http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-cups-devel/2006-August/002446.html>
>     > >
>     > >
>     > > R
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >
>     >
>     >> >> HI list,
>     >> >> I have two systems with debian etch/sid: system1 and
>     system2. Cups is
>     >> >> working fine in system 1 while its not in system2. I get
>     stuck in the
>     >> >> middle of adding printer. All the cups related packages are
>     exactly same
>     >> >> in both system. I have tried through browser and through
>     >> >> gnome-cups-manager both. Its not problem of any specific
>     printer brand
>     >> >> or driver because it doesn't reaches the step where you
>     select printer
>     >> >> make/manufacturer.
>     >> >>
>     >> >> I can add remote-printer from system1 and print without any
>     problem. but
>     >> >> I can't do the same  from system2. But amazingly if I
>     replace /etc/cups
>     >> >> folder with /etc/cups of system 2, the same printer gets
>     added and I can
>     >> >> print. Can some one tell what's happening.
>     >> >>
>     >> >> Please suggest.
>     >> >>
>     >> >> Basanta
>     >> >>
>     >> >>
>     >> >>
>     >> >>
>     >> >>
>     >>
>     > >
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>     > >
>     > >
>     >
>     Problem solved! I removed the link
>     /usr/share/ppd/cups-transitional-dir
>     -> ../cups/mode  and it works without the hitch now.  I don't have
>     any
>     idea on why this link is there but I like to share this knowledge with
>     cups developers that this link is not always a problem. As mentioned
>     earlier, one of my systems with this soft link works just fine as the
>     one without.
>
>     Flushing /var/cache/cups didn't solve my problem, however, thanks
>     to Mr
>     Rob for narrowing my focus on ppd stuff.
>
>     Thanks to ubuntu bugs archives at:
>     http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg228204.html.
>
>
>     Regards
>     Basanta Shrestha
>
>
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