Cups V1.4.3 - no socket

the_troll mhuff at pegasus.yi.org
Sat Jun 19 20:40:33 PDT 2010


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> On Jun 18, 2010, at 8:41 PM, the_troll wrote:
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> > Was the first thing i checked, the socket exists and is executable...
> > I might have openned a security hole, but just to make sure the file =
> was available, i chmod to 777, still no luck..
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> Um, that will make sure that CUPS *won't* execute it...  World-writable =
> =3D=3D unsafe to execute...
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> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
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well, found the issue.  for whatever reason when cups installs it sets the permissions of the socket to 707.  i changed that to 701 and the jetdirect is now available, and the printer works.  dunno if it is a bug or not, but that is what i found...

thanks..

Mark





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