cups at bootup

Andrew L. Gould algould at datawok.com
Fri Jan 13 09:03:41 PST 2006


On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:55:50 +0000
Robert Slade <bsd at bathnetworks.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 2006-01-13 at 16:03, Andrew L. Gould wrote:
> > On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:30:01 +0000
> > Robert Slade <bsd at bathnetworks.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, 2006-01-13 at 15:00, Andrew L. Gould wrote:
> > > > After a complete system and port upgrade, cups does not start at
> > > > bootup. During bootup, I see the following line:
> > > > 
> > > > Usage: cups {reload|restart|start|status|stop}
> > > > 
> > > > The command 'ps ax | grep cups' returns nothing. If I start
> > > > cups as root manually ('/usr/local/etc/rc.d/cups.sh start'),
> > > > the cupsd scheduler is started successfully and I can print.
> > > > 
> > > > Where should I look for the problem during bootup?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > 
> > > > Andrew Gould
> > > 
> > > Check the cups entry in /etc/rc.conf
> > > 
> > > Rob
> > > 
> > 
> > Okay, I have 'cupsd_enable="YES"' in /etc/rc.conf, and cups starts
> > at bootup; but in addition to "cups: started scheduler", I still
> > get the message mentioned above.
> > 
> > The "cups: started scheduler" message appears after "Local package
> > initialization:".
> > 
> > The "Usage: cups {reload|restart|start|status|stop}" message appears
> > after "Starting usbd." and "Starting ddclient.", but prior to "Local
> > package initialization:".
> > 
> > '"Curiouser and curiouser," said Alice'
> > 
> > Andrew Gould
> 
> Andrew,
> 
> I think the entry in /etc/rc.conf should be cups_enable="YES" rather
> than cupsd.
> 
> Rob
> 

That did it!

Much thanks,

Andrew Gould


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