Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 14:07:28 +0900 From: Rob <stopspam@users.sourceforge.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printing to a network printer? Message-ID: <40A45410.3080102@users.sourceforge.net> In-Reply-To: <20040514120030.53b076ef.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> References: <200405121019.11429.fbsd-questions@trini0.org> <20040514120030.53b076ef.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>
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Robert Storey wrote:
>
> STEP 2: Creating a Log Directory
> Create a directory for the CUPS log files:
>
> root@sonic:# mkdir /var/log/cups
Are you sure this is needed? I don't think I have ever done this, though
my CUPS installation is happy and running fine.
> STEP 3: FreeBSD-specific Issue
> On FreeBSD, CUPS stores its executable files in /usr/local/bin/ whereas the
> traditional lp executables are in /usr/bin/. Because /usr/bin/ is in the command
> path before /usr/local/bin/, your CUPS files will not be able to execute. For
> example:
>
> root@sonic:# which lpr
> /usr/bin/lpr
>
> This problem is handily solved by making file /usr/bin/lp* non-executable, like
> this:
>
> root@sonic:~> chmod -x /usr/bin/lp*
>
> Now, let's try the previous command again:
>
> root@sonic:# which lpr
> /usr/local/bin/lpr
>
> Success! This is what we want.
But for those who also rebuild world every now and then, they better add
this to /etc/make.conf:
CUPS_OVERWRITE_BASE=yes
NO_LPR=yes
before building world and installing CUPS.
> STEP 4: Starting the CUPS Daemon
> You need to set up a script that starts the CUPS daemon on bootup. There is a
> sample startup script which you can just copy and make executable, like this:
>
> cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d>
> cp cups.sh.sample cups.sh
> chmod 755 cups.sh
>
> You could reboot now to start the daemon, but since you're in this directory
> anyway, you could start it manually:
>
> ./cups.sh start
Urgh, a 'reboot' is the very last resort to get this up and running.
./cups.sh {reload|restart|start|status|stop} should be advertised here!
Good work to start a CUPS tutorial for newcomers to the OS.
Cheers,
Rob.
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