This can also happen if "other" doesn't have "x" perms on the directory in which the lprng socket file is located (eg. /var/run).
-Rick John Perkins wrote: > On Thu, 19 Sep 2002 21:44:15 +0200 (CEST) > Martin MOKREJ� <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I have a problem after upgrading to LPRng-3.8.15. It seems, user >>*has to* specify target host on a commandline line to get a job printed: >> >>$ ./src/.libs/lpr -Plp@pf-i400 /etc/passwd >>$ ./src/.libs/lpr -Plp@localhost /etc/passwd >>$ ./src/.libs/lpr -Plp@ /etc/passwd >>Status Information: >> sending job 'mmokrejs@pf-i400+658' to lp@<NULL> >> connecting to '<NULL>', attempt 1 >> cannot open connection to <NULL> - bad or missing hostname? >>$ ./src/.libs/lpr -Plp /etc/passwd >>Status Information: >> sending job 'mmokrejs@pf-i400+659' to lp-pf-i400@localhost >> connecting to 'localhost', attempt 1 >> connected to 'localhost' >> requesting printer lp-pf-i400@localhost >> job 'mmokrejs@pf-i400+659' transfer to lp-pf-i400@localhost failed >> error 'ERROR TRANSFERRING DATA' >> sending str '^Blp-pf-i400' to lp-pf-i400@localhost > > > This sounds like a problem with lpd.perms. > > I suspect this is what you're experiencing: > > - lpr -Plp@localhost forces the connection over TCP/IP connection > on localhost address; originating IP is "localhost" and follows > localhost rules > - lpr -Plp uses a unix-domain socket; I'm not sure what originating > IP address is; this may require special permissions in lpd.perms > > I can't remember where Patrick injected the unix-domain socket code...it was one of >the later LPRng releases (later than 3.8.10 or so). > > I haven't run into this particular error myself, so I can't offer much more insight >than that... > > ============================================================================ > John Perkins | University of Wisconsin-Madison > Associate Researcher | Department of Computer Science > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 1210 W. Dayton St. > 608-262-0438/608-262-9997 FAX | Madison, WI 53706-1685 > ============================================================================ > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST > The address you post from MUST be your subscription address > > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, > to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with: | example: > subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- |Rick Cochran phone: 607-255-7618| |Cornell CIT - Systems & Operations - Net-Print FAX: 607-255-8521| |730 Rhodes Hall, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
