jervin@john-laptop:~$ sudo service cups status cups stop/waiting jervin@john-laptop:~$ sudo service cups start start: Job failed to start
W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No limit for Validate-Job defined in policy default and no suitable template found. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No limit for Cancel-Jobs defined in policy default - using Pause-Printer's policy. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No limit for Cancel-My-Jobs defined in policy default - using Send-Document's policy. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No limit for Close-Job defined in policy default - using Send-Document's policy. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No JobPrivateAccess defined in policy default - using defaults. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No JobPrivateValues defined in policy default - using defaults. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No SubscriptionPrivateAccess defined in policy default - using defaults. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No SubscriptionPrivateValues defined in policy default - using defaults. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No limit for Validate-Job defined in policy authenticated - using Print-Job's policy. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No limit for Cancel-Jobs defined in policy authenticated - using Pause-Printer's policy. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No limit for Cancel-My-Jobs defined in policy authenticated - using Send-Document's policy. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No limit for Close-Job defined in policy authenticated - using Send-Document's policy. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No JobPrivateAccess defined in policy authenticated - using defaults. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No JobPrivateValues defined in policy authenticated - using defaults. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No SubscriptionPrivateAccess defined in policy authenticated - using defaults. W [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] No SubscriptionPrivateValues defined in policy authenticated - using defaults. E [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] Unable to change ownership of "/var/run/cups" - Permission denied E [15/Oct/2011:15:05:42 -0400] Unable to change ownership of "/var/run/cups/certs" - Permission denied E [15/Oct/2011:15:05:43 -0400] Unable to bind socket for address /var/run/cups/cups.sock:631 - Permission denied. E [15/Oct/2011:15:05:43 -0400] Unable to write pid file I had already done a sudo chmod -R 777 /var/run/cups and it didn't seem to change the permission denied condition. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/874101 Title: package cups 1.5.0-8ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/874101/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs