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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] CUPSD question

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] CUPSD question
  • From: Hugh Campbell <hdc [ at ] fs [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:23:20 -0400
On August 17, 2006 09:25 pm, Bill Strosberg wrote:
> Adrian Irving-Beer wrote:
> > Actually, whenever you launch a print dialog like the KDE one, it
> > connects to the CUPS server and requests a list of printers so that it
> > can fill in that drop-down list of them.  So this is likely just the
> > exact same issue as the server itself freezing.
> >
> > Sorry I can't help with the problem itself, but at least I can offer
> > some assurance that you really do have one problem, not two. ;)
> >
> > You may wish to run an "strace -f -p <pid>" on the CUPS server, and
> > see what system call it's blocking on when it does freeze.
>
> In addition to AIB's suggestion:
>
>     * check to see of DNS resolution is working
>     * Try surfing to http://localhost:631 from the printer server.  If
>       it is a headless box, ssh in and them use lynx.  The web interface
>       to CUPS generally works more reliably than the KDE or Gnome
>       utilities IMHO.
>     * Check the CUPS logs.  They generally do clearly outline where
>       things failed.  If not, up the reporting level in cupsd.conf and
>       restart.  The check the logs again.

Great stuff as always, Bill.  With "luck", it will happen tomorrow and I will 
try what you have outlined; otherwise I will have to wait until September 5 
when I get back from vacation.

All the best

Hugh

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