CUPS permissions

[Charles Trois]

le 5/12/03 14:53, yellowdog-general-request@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com =E0
yellowdog-general-request@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com a =E9crit=A0:

> --__--__--
>=20
> Message: 11
> From: "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@mendelson.com>
> Subject: Re: CUPS permissions
> To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:43:24 +0200 (IST)
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>=20
> Charles Trois wrote:
>> I cannot get printing done on my Epson 740: when I ask for a job, it is =
said
>> to be transmitted to the printer, and it appears on the list of terminat=
ed
>> jobs, but nothing gets done.
>=20
> I've feel  that redhat's CUPS support is not very good. It's much easier =
to
> use the foomatic drivers from www.linuxprinting.org.
>=20
> You download the drivers and ppd for your printer and install them as
> documented on the site. I found that the easiest way was to:
>=20
> 1, Install foomatic-rip and and foomatic-gswrapper.
>=20
> 2. Install the printer using the standard drivers via the http interface*=
.
>=20
> 3. Replace the ppd with the one from linux printing. For example if your
> printer is named fred, and you downloaded the EPSON-740.ppd from
> linuxprinting, then you cp EPSON-740.ppd /etc/cups/ppd/fred.ppd
>=20
> 4. Go back to the cups http interface* and use "configure printer" to set
> paper size, resolution, etc.
=20
Hello Geoff,=20

I had left this matter aside for some time, but I have just taken it up
again, following your instructions to the letter.

I am pleased to say that it made things work; the only adjustment I had to
make was to change the permissions of /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip.

Still a bit baffled, as I don't see what the trick was, but very glad that
it works.

Many thanks.

Charles