[SOLVED] cups error "Not Found"

MajorLunaC · 07-20-2015, 06:17 PM

I'm using Slackware64 14.1 with a custom kernel, and 32-bit multilib on a desktop.

I've been trying to get my printer working, and I found that the browser interface for cups just shows "Not Found" on the page, and the page is titled "Not Found - CUPS v1.5.4" @

http://localhost:631/
http://127.0.0.1:631/

Code:

bash-4.2$ ls /var/log/packages | grep -i cups
cups-1.5.4-x86_64-3
cups-compat32-1.5.4-x86_64-3compat32
pycups-1.9.61-x86_64-1

Code:

bash-4.2# ps -u root | grep cups
  901 ?        00:00:00 cupsd

Code:

bash-4.2# nmap localhost

Starting Nmap 6.40 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2015-07-20 18:01 CDT
Nmap scan report for localhost (127.0.0.1)
Host is up (0.0000020s latency).
Not shown: 999 closed ports
PORT    STATE SERVICE
631/tcp open  ipp

Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.08 seconds

((EDIT: ))

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[SOLVED]

Reinstalling cups from a Slackware ftp fixed the problem.

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willysr · 07-20-2015, 08:19 PM

have you started the cups service?

frankbell · 07-20-2015, 08:42 PM

To build on what willysr said, you can use the ps command to see whether the CUPS daemon (cups) is running.

Code:

$ ps -A | grep cupsd
 1352 ?        00:00:01 cupsd    <--if nothing is returned, it's not running.

If it's not running, check that cups is marked executable in /etc/rc.d.

Code:

# cd /etc/rc.d
# ls -l rc.cups
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3678 Apr 13 18:48 rc.cups

This link should help: http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...slackware:cups

MajorLunaC · 07-20-2015, 09:06 PM

Which one is the "service"? I got that cupsd is the daemon, but the only other part I'm familiar with is the scheduler. So which cups command? (second command below is Tab listing)

Code:

bash-4.2# /etc/rc.d/rc.cups status
cups: scheduler is running.

Code:

bash-4.2# cups
cups-calibrate     cupsaccept         cupsdisable        cupstestdsc
cups-config        cupsaddsmb         cupsenable         cupstestppd
cups-genppd.5.2    cupsctl            cupsfilter         
cups-genppdupdate  cupsd              cupsreject

Code:

bash-4.2# ls -l /etc/rc.d/rc.cups
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 4308 Oct 10  2013 /etc/rc.d/rc.cups

I already mentioned that the cupsd is running, but I guess I should separate it out per command for clarity.

frankbell · 07-20-2015, 09:42 PM

"Daemon" is the *nix term for a "service" or "process."

The daemon manages the scheduler, spooler, and other functions, according to this Wikipedia article, which seems to be a pretty detailed description of CUPS and its constituent elements.

Labinnah · 07-21-2015, 01:06 AM

Check if "/usr/doc/cups-1.5.4/" directory exist. If not, reinstall cups. In this dir lie cups index page and stylesheets. If you have problems with non-index pages check "/usr/share/cups/templates/" - there lie other web interface pages templates.

willysr · 07-21-2015, 06:00 AM

by default, cups is not started
you need to run

Code:

chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.cups
/etc/rc.d/rc.cups start

cwizardone · 07-21-2015, 10:17 AM

Perhaps this has already been discussed and I missed it (wouldn't be the first time

), but isn't the rc.cups server daemon usually selected during the initial installation? It is not selected by default, but if you want cups to run, you have to select it during the install or it can be selected later by running 'pkgtool.'
Of course, as willysr pointed out, you can do it from the command line.

michaelk · 07-21-2015, 11:03 AM

As the OP posted cups is running

Code:

ps -u root | grep cups
 901 ?        00:00:00 cupsd
bash-4.2# nmap localhost

PORT    STATE SERVICE
631/tcp open  ipp

bash-4.2# /etc/rc.d/rc.cups status
cups: scheduler is running.

As Labinnah posted the templates/CSS files have been "screwed" up for lack of a better word.

Check out this thread.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...nd-4175525114/

MajorLunaC · 07-21-2015, 01:06 PM

Reinstalling cups from a Slackware ftp did the trick (I should have tried that first!). Strange though, as I never even touched cups until now. I've been updating Slackware on occasion, but I never dealt with cups.

Thanks for the help everyone!