Hi all,

I'm using Redhat 7.1 and have a Epson Stylus Color 850. I can print to the printer as root but not as a normal user. I created the normal user simply by

useradd username

I "su username" and tried to print by

lpr textfile

but it said

Warning - Cannot open file 'textfile', Permission denied
Epson: nothing to print

I tried to change the setting in the /etc/lpd.perms file and did a "service lpd restart\" but nothing changed. I know that it must be due to some difference between root and a normal user. Would someone give me a pointer? Thanks a lot!

what are the permissions of textfile? It sounds like the user doesn't have read access to it. As root,

chmod 766 test

and see how you go

Why are you using Redhat-7.1?

You should move to a more recent Linux distro that suits your hardware. Your print quality with recent versions of CUPS will be much better too.

Best

A. Mani