Network printing problem

[Bruce Marshall]

On Friday 21 March 2003 13:03 pm, Susan Macchia wrote:
> Yes I am using LPRng.  I looked at /etc/lpd.perms and DEFAULT ACCEPT
> is the last line.  I looked on the RH website and read everything I
> could and have added /etc/hosts.lpd to list all of the hosts that will
> print.  Restarted lpd on all systems, and still the same "no connect
> permissions".  I just can't figure out what is going on.  I may try
> rlpr as a work around (if that will even work).
>
> I've compared my configuration with the one at work and they are just
> about identical, so I am pretty much stumped.
>
> Anyway, my husband and son are getting quite annoyed with me because
> they always have to ask me to get something printed from one of the
> other machines...They keep asking, "When are you going to fix
> printing?".

How are you trying to print?  Samba?

If not, what does 'nmap localhost' show for port 515?



>
> Sigh
>
> Joel Hammer wrote:
> > Are you using LPRng? If so, have you looked at /etc/lpd.perms?
> > Here is all I have in mind:
> > DEFAULT ACCEPT
> > Joel
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 04:05:22AM -0800, Susan Macchia wrote:
> > > Ok, so I tried removing the filter on strider (remember gandalf
> > > has the printer, strider is a client trying to print to gandalf's
> > > printer; both run
>
> RH
>
> > > 8.0).  And I still see the same result.
> > >
> > > The printcap now looks like:
> > >
> > > lp:\
> > >
> > >         :ml#0:\
> > >         :mx#0:\
> > >         :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> > >         :af=/var/spool/lpd/lp/lp.acct:\
> > >         :sh:\
> > >         :rm=gandalf.smacchia.net:\
> > >         :rp=lp:
> > >
> > > And when I do an lpq after trying to print, I see:
> > >
> > > Printer: lp at strider (dest lp at gandalf.smacchia.net)
> > >  Queue: no printable jobs in queue
> > >  Server: no server active
> > >  Status: keeping error job 'root at strider+29' at 06:59:33.063
> > >  Rank   Owner/ID                  Class Job Files                
> > > Size Time error  root at strider+29              A    29 ERROR: job
> > > removal requested no connect permissions
> > >
> > >
> > > Neither machine has a firewall and telnet, rsh, rlogin services
> > > are
>
> available
>
> > > on gandalf.
> > >
> > > Any help here is much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Joel Hammer wrote:
> > > > I would wonder if you are trying to filter the job twice, once
> > > > on the
>
> client
>
> > > > and once on the server.
> > > > I don't know which printing software you are using. LPRng has
> > > > lpd.perms which controls who can and cannot access the printing
> > > > software. Joel
>
> =====
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