Mmm...
The owner of /usr/bin/lpq, lpr and lprm (or symlinked programs) must be
lp:lp
The owner of /dev/lp0 must be lp:lp, too.
Is it correct?
And, can you print as root?
Saludos,
óscar.

El sáb, 22-12-2001 a las 19:11, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió:
> The error message I get when selecting LPRng in printerdrake as root is (appears in 
>the console): "cannot start lp device 'dev/lp0 - Permission denied"
> 
> The security level on my system is low.
> 
> Yes, I downloaded the ISOs for the three CDs.  Everything else installed correctly 
>and works fine.
> 
> Rob
> 
> On 22 Dec 2001 17:48:51 +0100
> Oscar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> |Hi,
> |Try it (only a suggestion):
> |As root, run printerdrake.
> |Delete your printer if it's present.
> |Reboot.
> |As root, run printerdrake.
> |Change printerdrake to expert mode.
> |Change the print system to LPRng.
> |Add your printer.
> |Print the test page. If no page is printed, tell us the exact error
> |message.
> |By the way, what security level has your LM?
> |Did you downloaded your copy of LM8.1?
> |Oscar.
> |
> |
> |El sáb, 22-12-2001 a las 15:58, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió:
> |> Yes, Ed.  I understand this is not Mandrake Support.
> |> 
> |> append=" devfs=nomount <----appears in my lilo.conf
> |> 
> |> but I've had it both ways.
> |> 
> |> Rob
> |> ----------------------------------
> |> On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 09:32:57 -0500
> |> Ed Tharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> |> 
> |> |so, Rob, just to be sure you understand, this is NOT mandrake - support. this 
> |> |is a group of folks that are working on getting there own linux boxes the way 
> |> |they want, and since that has required a learning process, some have decided 
> |> |to hang around and offer up what little gems they "think" they have learned. 
> |> |I do not believe the paid employees of Mandrake who do happen to monitor this 
> |> |list do so because it is in their "job description" to read either the expert 
> |> |or newbie mail list.   
> |> |that said, (in other words I probly won't be able to help, but maybe we can 
> |> |work thru this and some other floks might chime in), are you booting with 
> |> |"devfs mount"? or "devfs nomount" in your lilo.conf? 
> |> |
> |> |On Friday 21 December 2001 21:27, you wrote:
> |> |> Greetings once again,
> |> |>
> |> |> Well, suffice it to say, no one has chimed in with any suggestions yet.  I
> |> |> have another clue which my eyes noticed during the boot process last night,
> |> |> for what it's worth.  Don't know if this means anything since I had
> |> |> problems configuring printing during the reinstall/upgrade-type but here it
> |> |> is.  The boot screen scrolls by the following:
> |> |>
> |> |> Quote -
> |> |> Loading parralel port printer modules devfs: devfs_register_(): device
> |> |> already registered "0" Starting CUPS printing system: lpd: warning -**
> |> |> cannot open: /var/log/lp-errs (): - 'permission denied' warning: -cannot
> |> |> start lp device: /dev/lp0: -permission denied Unquote -
> |> |>
> |> |> I've checked all the /var/log files I can find and I can detect no reason
> |> |> for the problem.  Again, upon an attempted re-install as reported below, it
> |> |> didn't appear that I had a successful installation of the printer.
> |> |>
> |> |> Still open for any suggestions.
> |> |>
> |> |> Rob
> |> |>
> |> |> Begin forwarded message:
> |> |>
> |> |> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 23:59:07 -0500
> |> |> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> |> |> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> |> |> Subject: Fw: Yet another printing question
> |> |>
> |> |>
> |> |> Greetings again all...
> |> |>
> |> |> Having seen no response to the below, I "reinstalled/upgraded" tonight and
> |> |> paid particular attention to the printer configuration.  In a nutshell, I
> |> |> could not get CUPS to accept/configure my printer (and I chose all,
> |> |> alternatives that were available for my HP DeskJet 970Cse), the result each
> |> |> time was "An error occurred - foomatic-configure failed."  So I chose
> |> |> lprng.  At least I was able to get a test page to print fine during the
> |> |> "install" process from the CD installation routine.  However, I still
> |> |> cannot print...nothing happens.  MDK 8.0 was fine.  Did something funny
> |> |> change relative to printing between 8.0 and 8.1?  I don't understand why
> |> |> printing seems to be such rocket science in Linux.
> |> |>
> |> |> Rob
> |> |>
> |> |> Begin forwarded message:
> |> |>
> |> |> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 22:26:50 -0500
> |> |> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> |> |> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> |> |> Subject: Yet another printing question
> |> |>
> |> |>
> |> |> Greetings all,
> |> |>
> |> |> I have been struggling to get printing to work ever since I installed MDK
> |> |> 8.1.  It appears that my printer is recognized (or at least is reflected by
> |> |> name in the configuration files I've checked) leading me to believe I have
> |> |> a CUPS problem.  Indeed, when I try (as root) in a terminal window to bring
> |> |> up KUPS, I receive the following:
> |> |>
> |> |> "Session management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the
> |> |> authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based
> |> |> authentication failed DCOPServer up and running.
> |> |> language: C"
> |> |>
> |> |> The Kups window then comes up but nothing is reflected as an installed
> |> |> printer.
> |> |>
> |> |> Anyone have any experience with this?  I've reinstalled once (as an update)
> |> |> with the same results.
> |> |>
> |> |> Thanks in advance.
> |> |>
> |> |> Rob
> |> |
> |> |
> |> 
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