Re: [cups] lpform failing, password not recognized
Jörg Thümmler <[email protected]> Thu, 31 Aug 2023 07:32:09 +0200
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Hi, strange it was commented out... mostly all server configs, apache e.g. must have an active "listen ..." line... -- cu jth Am 30.08.23 um 21:54 schrieb Johnnie W Adams: > I may have fixed this by uncommenting this line in cupsd.conf: > > Listen /var/run/cups/cups.*sock* > > On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 1:58 PM Johnnie W Adams <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> lp -d<printqueue> <filename> fails thus: Same error, lp: Error - The >> printer or class does not exist. >> >> Thanks, >> >> John A >> >> On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 1:05 AM Jörg Thümmler < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Am 26.06.23 um 19:26 schrieb Johnnie W Adams: >>>> It's definitely CUPS. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 4:36 PM ProCom Solutions <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Are you able to test printing a test directly to the print queue using >>> the >>>>> O/S’ lp command to confirm that the print queue is working and take >>> lpform >>>>> out of the equation as a test? >>>>> >>>>> lp -dprintqueue filename >>>>> >>>>> If that works, you know it’s lpform…. If it doesn’t, you just ruled it >>>>> out.. and can concentrate on cups alone… >>>>> >>>>> Doug >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 11:10 AM <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello: >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2 Jun 2023 at 14:26, Jörg Thümmler wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> no matter what it does - I believe it sends its output to cups and >>>>>>> AFAIK the problem lies here... >>>>>> It would seem so but it's rather over my head. >>>>>> >>>>>> The only thing I was able to find when searching for 'lpform+cups' >>>>>> was this, from just over 20 years ago: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/65 >>>>>> >>>>>> It was a general feature request which was not accepted. >>>>>> >>>>>> But asides from that, nothing else save references to packages >>>>>> including that module. >>>>>> >>>>>> The OP would have to look upstream for more information: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://ctan.org/pkg/lpform?lang=en >>>>>> >>>>>> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/macros/generic/lpform/lpform-doc.pdf >>>>>> >>>>>> Author: Marijn Waltman >>>>>> E-mail: marijnwaltman AT hotmail DOT com >>>>>> Date: July 14, 2014 >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> >>>>>> JHM >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> cups mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.cups.org/mailman/listinfo/cups >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> Doug Ritchie >>>>> ProCom Solutions, Inc. >>>>> (Systems Integrator/VAR/Reseller) >>>>> 410-997-6777 ext.110 Ring Me >>>>> Direct Dial Voice & Fax: 443-393-3428 (ProCom Support 800-997-6777 >>> option >>>>> 1) >>>>> >>>>> "Unix is user friendly... It's just picky about its friends..." >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> cups mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.cups.org/mailman/listinfo/cups >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> just read over the whole thing... "one of my users" means a remote cups >>> user on your machine or a user directly working on his own machine? >>> If it's remote there may be network problems or access limitations... >>> >>> Another question: lpform as mentioned above is just LaTex command set, >>> not a script for printing... you can build latex code for equations with >>> it. Don't thing it is used as you wrote: >>> >>> lpform lineprint2 -Pls139 outputfile.txt >>> >>> your lpform seems to be something else or at least some latex wrapper... >>> what about Doug's >>> >>> lp -dprintqueue filename >>> >>> does it print? >>> >>> If yes ... can you show the lpform script's code? >>> >>> -- >>> cu >>> >>> jth >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cups mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.cups.org/mailman/listinfo/cups >>> >> >> >> -- >> John Adams >> Senior Linux/Middleware Administrator | Information Technology Services >> +1-501-916-3010 | [email protected] | http://ualr.edu/itservices >> *UA Little Rock* >> >> Reminder: IT Services will never ask for your password over the phone or >> in an email. Always be suspicious of requests for personal information that >> come via email, even from known contacts. For more information or to >> report suspicious email, visit IT Security >> <http://ualr.edu/itservices/security/>. >> > > _______________________________________________ cups mailing list [email protected] https://lists.cups.org/mailman/listinfo/cups