From the remote I can see the server: adriel@orion:~> lpstat -h 192.168.0.4 -o lp_color -p lp_color
I have installed and uninstalled CUPS many times over the last few days but my problem persists. I'm using SuSE 8.1 Pro on two computers on a LAN. They both have CUPS installed in the server configuration. The one with the printer attached is the server and works fine. The other one is the remote. First I make sure cups is started on the remote machine: # /etc/init.d/cups restart Shutting down cupsd done Starting cupsd done printer lp_color is idle. enabled since Jan 01 00:00 I can access the cups server computer from the remote with my browser. But I can't print from the command line: adriel@orion:~> lpr -Plp_color mouse_howto.txt lpr: unable to print file: server-error-service-unavailable Unless I do this: # lpr -Plp_color@192.168.0.4 mouse_howto.txt In Yast2 when I start the printer configuration tool a little window opens saying:"Initializing cups server. This usually takes one or two minutes." It takes twelve minutes. In the edit configuration window if I select "clear current configuration" or any of the test printing options in the printer module. A little window opens saying: "Initializing cups server. This usually takes one or two minutes." It takes twelve minutes. After I hit the Finish button the same little window opens saying:"Initializing cups server. This usually takes one or two minutes." It takes twelve minutes. And just before it finishes I get this error message: "error occurred while saving queue lp_color. The configuration is saved but none of my printer queues are visable from the applications on the remote machine;instead there is a dotted line. If I use the client configuration on the remote machine I can print using: lpr -Plp_color mouse_howto.txt but I get the dotted line instead of a selection of print queues when I select print in the applications. There is no /etc/printcap file automatically generated. Here is my printers file: # cat /var/lib/YaST2/printers $["default":"lp_color", "deleted":[], "printers":[$["accepting":true, "allowusers":[], "bannerend":"none", "bannerstart":"none", "config":"gs-hpijs-dj970-color-low", "cups-state":"changed", "database":nil, "denyusers":[], "device":"hp-deskjet-970c", "device_ieee":"DeskJet 952C", "ff":false, "info":"", "location":"", "lprng-state":"void", "name":"lp_color", "newer_gs_upp":false, "options":$["papersize-all-inkjet":1], "ownppd":"", "raw":false, "saved":$["upp":"", "upp_fname":""], "state":"idle", "type":"yast2", "uri":"ipp://192.168.0.4/printers/lp_color", "vendor":"hp", "vendor_ieee":"HP"]]] Here is some of the error log: Listening to 0:631 I [17/Feb/2003:20:11:55 -0800] Sending browsing info to c0a800ff:631 I [17/Feb/2003:20:11:55 -0800] Configured for up to 100 clients. I [17/Feb/2003:20:11:55 -0800] LoadPPDs: Read "/etc/cups/ppds.dat", 1739 PPDs... I [17/Feb/2003:20:11:56 -0800] LoadPPDs: No new or changed PPDs... W [17/Feb/2003:20:12:26 -0800] LoadDevices: Backend did not respond within 30 seconds! E [17/Feb/2003:20:23:17 -0800] Scheduler shutting down due to SIGTERM. I've run out of ideas. Can anyone help me solve this problem? Jerome.