I'm having trouble getting my Redhat Linux 9.0 server to allow people to add it's CUPS printer. I have used printconf to configure the printer (HP 1200 LaserJet) and I can print a test page without error. Users on the network that are using (ick)Windows can send print jobs without error. BUT, if I issue an lpq command, or try to add the printer from gnome, I get this error message:

server-error-service-unavailable

I've re-installed CUPS, I've retarted the CUPS service, I bitten large pieces of the printer and spit them on the floor :-)

Any ideas?

thanks in advance,
steve

do you have permision to do so IE being logged in as root and hit //localhost:631 from there you can add whatever you need to

Use the lpr command to print.

You can do what Shotsy said and add the printer or change the settings of a printer from anywhere on your network. Though you need the IP address of your printer server.

I have done all that you suggest as root, but the behavior continues.

Try it via the cmd line as follows

Adding Your First Printer from the Command-Line
Run the lpadmin command with the -p option to add a printer to CUPS:

/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p printer -E -v device -m ppd

For a HP DeskJet printer connected to the parallel port this would look like:

/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p DeskJet -E -v parallel:/dev/lp1 -m deskjet.ppd

Similarly, a HP LaserJet printer using a JetDirect network interface at IP address 11.22.33.44 would be added with the command:

/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p LaserJet -E -v socket://11.22.33.44 -m laserjet.ppd

I did and got the same error:

unable to connect to server, connection refused.

I'm logged in as root and entering lpadmin without any operands gives the help message.