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Description of problem: redhat-config-printer will let me add printer definitions, but when to press "Apply" it will only report "Failed to write queues.". It will update /etc/printcap, but no changes will land to /tc/cups/printers.conf or cupsd.conf. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): redhat-config-printer-0.6.79-1 redhat-config-printer-0.6.79.2-1 How reproducible: Always (on this machine). Steps to Reproduce: 1. start redhat-config-printer 2. define a new printer (local or remote) 3. press "Apply" Actual results: "Failed to write queues." Expected results: Defined and usable printer. Additional info: I have reinstalled cups and redhat-config-printer, but with no change in behaviour. One thing I find strange - there are these files starting with "lp" on this box: [root@sarmax cups]# lp lp2pap.sh lpc.cups lpmove lpq.cups lprsetup.sh lpadmin lp.cups lpoptions lpr.cups lpstat.cups lpasswd lpinfo lppasswd lprm.cups lpunlock [root@sarmax cups]# but on another box with printers running: [root@skhal root]# lp lp lpc lpmove lpq.cups lprm.cups lpunlock lp2pap.sh lpc.cups lpoptions lpr lprsetup.sh lpadmin lp.cups lppasswd lpr.cups lpstat lpasswd lpinfo lpq lprm lpstat.cups [root@skhal root]# Why these list are different? I suspect the redhat-config-printer will look for "lpr/lpc" and not "lpr.cups/lpc.cups" and that is why it is failing.
Is this an upgrade? If so, from which release?
This box has upgraded a lot and I do not know exactly when the printing died on this box, maybe around 9.0.93... File list of /var/spool/up2date: # ls -la total 10560 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 9 17:46 . drwxr-x--- 30 root root 4096 Dec 9 17:46 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 568093 Nov 20 22:40 fedora-core-1.20031104162434 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176433 Nov 20 22:41 fedora-core-1-obsoletes.1000 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5253983 Oct 29 12:32 rawhide.20031028113515 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 468032 Dec 28 2002 redhat-linux-beta-i386-phoebe.20021223103210 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 477885 Jan 25 2003 redhat-linux-beta-i386-phoebe-8.0.93.20030124115314 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 189452 Jan 25 2003 redhat-linux-beta-i386-phoebe-8.0.93-obsoletes.20030124115314 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 131 Jan 31 2003 redhat-linux-beta-i386-phoebe-8.0.93-obsoletesBlacklist.20030124115314 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 475848 Feb 25 2003 redhat-linux-beta-i386-phoebe-8.0.94.20030220134516 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 190783 Feb 25 2003 redhat-linux-beta-i386-phoebe-8.0.94-obsoletes.20030220134516 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 131 Feb 25 2003 redhat-linux-beta-i386-phoebe-8.0.94-obsoletesBlacklist.20030220134516 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 188822 Dec 28 2002 redhat-linux-beta-i386-phoebe-obsoletes.20021223103210 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 478291 Jan 22 2003 redhat-linux-i386-8.0.20030120162421 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 170854 Jan 22 2003 redhat-linux-i386-8.0-obsoletes.20030120162421 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 452057 Aug 2 12:13 redhat-linux-i386-9.20030729120621 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 190593 Aug 2 12:13 redhat-linux-i386-9-obsoletes.20030729120621 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 486438 Sep 16 20:39 redhat-linux-severn-i386-9.0.93.20030825113751 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 190181 Sep 16 20:39 redhat-linux-severn-i386-9.0.93-obsoletes.20030825113751 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 505685 Sep 22 21:43 redhat-linux-severn-i386-9.0.93-updates.20030919101121 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 195353 Sep 22 21:43 redhat-linux-severn-i386-9.0.93-updates-obsoletes.20030919101121 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19474 Dec 3 19:22 updates-released.20031202033408 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 131 Nov 20 22:41 updates-released-obsoletes.1000
Run redhat-switch-printer. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 110652 ***
Thanks. It seems that I got printing working again.
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.