Although lpd is running, printings accumulate in queue, until lpd is restarted. This helps until the queue of this printer becomes empty. System boot message: Red Hat Linux release 6.2 (Zoot) Kernel 2.2.14-5.0smp on a 2-processor i686 Hardware : compaq proliant ml530 daemon status : [root@cll1 rc2.d]# ps jax|grep lp 1 3329 3329 3329 ? -1 S 0 0:00 lpd 3329 3334 3334 3329 ? -1 S 0 0:00 lpd 2614 3395 3394 2178 pts/0 3394 S 0 0:00 grep lp [root@cll1 rc2.d]# command : lpr -Pzivsv-pr /etc/hosts system response : lpr: connect: Connection refused jobs queued, but cannot start daemon. command : ./S60lpd restart system response:Shutting down lpd: [ OK ] Starting lpd: [ OK ]