Can't start CUPS - libcupsmime.so.1error inUbuntu 9.10 / read-only system

[Christo]

Ok, thank you for clarifying this.

I decided to test the same configuration but with Ubuntu 9.04, and it seems to work fine there.

Am I able to unsubscribe/remove my account from CUPS?

Thank you!


> On May 6, 2010, at 11:07 PM, Christo wrote:
> > I've checked /usr/lib and it contains these files:
> > - libcups.so.2
> > - libcupscgi.so.1
> > - libcupsdriver.so.1
> > - libcupsimage.so.2
> > - libcupsmime.so.1
> > - libcupsppdc.so.1
> >=20
> > Nothing seems to be missing - same files are in the read/write =
> environment and CUPS works fine there.
> >=20
> > I've changed permissions to full access on these files to see if it =
> had any difference, but same result. I've replaced the file with new =
> ones from a live CD, no luck.
> >=20
> > This seems to be an issue in CUPS and not Ubuntu - Ubuntu and all =
> software works without problems in the read-only area, and CUPS does =
> not. Is CUPS unable to operate in an these protected environments?
>
> CUPS has no problem with that.  The error clearly indicates that the =
> run-time linker (ld.so on Linux) is not able to find the library in =
> /usr/lib, or the library in /usr/lib is not the same architecture as the =
> cupsd executable itself.  Both of these are packaging issues - the =
> dependencies between packages could be wrong, the packages could be bad, =
> the build could have been done wrong, or some other issue is preventing =
> the right bits from being installed or recognized by the system.
>
> In any case, you got CUPS from Ubuntu.  You need to ask the Ubuntu folks =
> for help...
>
> >=20
> >> You're missing a required CUPS library; more than likely a packaging =
> =3D
> >> error, so contact Ubuntu for assistance...
> >>=20
> >> On May 6, 2010, at 3:50 AM, Christo wrote:
> >>=20
> >>> Hello,
> >>> =3D20
> >>> I'm running a read-only system on Ubuntu 9.10 consisting of a union =
> =3D
> >> mount (aufs used) with a tmpfs mount.
> >>> There's a "backend" system which is consistent (no union). So I've =3D=
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> >> installed CUPS in the "backend" and it start fine there. However, =
> when I =3D
> >> boot into the read-only system and try to start CUPS with =3D
> >> "etc/init.d/cups start", I get the following error:
> >>> =3D20
> >>> <i>/usr/svin/cupsd: error while loading shared libraries: =3D
> >> libcupsmime.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or =3D
> >> directory</i>
> >>> =3D20
> >>> I don't have any knowledge of the architecture of CUPS so I'm kinda' =
> =3D
> >> clueless on this one. All other software I tested works fine in this =
> =3D
> >> environment.
> >>> =3D20
> >>> Any help is appreciated!
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> >> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
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