From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 30 23:01:35 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E064316A4C1 for ; Sat, 30 Aug 2003 23:01:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail3.panix.com (mail3.panix.com [166.84.1.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EFDF43FFD for ; Sat, 30 Aug 2003 23:01:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from panix.com (brillig.panix.com [166.84.1.76]) by mail3.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34FC2981A3 for ; Sun, 31 Aug 2003 02:01:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from teddy.fas.com (pcp01010374pcs.mplsnt01.sc.comcast.net [68.58.176.69]) by panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3D6C2AA10 for ; Sun, 31 Aug 2003 02:01:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from stan by teddy.fas.com with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 19tLHI-0005FY-00 for ; Sun, 31 Aug 2003 02:01:32 -0400 Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 02:01:32 -0400 From: stan To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030831060132.GB19989@teddy.fas.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <200308302332.50368.tbstep@tampabay.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200308302332.50368.tbstep@tampabay.rr.com> X-Editor: gVim X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux X-Kernel-Version: 2.4.21 X-Uptime: 01:51:48 up 16 days, 18:49, 1 user, load average: 0.02, 0.01, 0.00 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Stan Brown Subject: Re: How to get CUPS to work (newbie) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 06:01:36 -0000 On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 11:32:50PM -0400, Todd Stephens wrote: > I have CUPS installed on my 4.8 system. I cannot seem to configure it, > though. I have tried the web interface at localhost:631, but it seems > that the cupsd.conf file was not created. Well, then I tried to create > this using the print server configuration in KDE and I keep getting > permission denied errors when I try to write the cupsd.conf file > (running this as root, btw). > > Basically I am looking for a tutorial somewhere to get CUPS up and > running on FreeBSD. Actually, I do have it running, I just can't > configure it or add any printers. Not much use without printers :) > > I checked on freebsddiary.org, and the CUPS page there doesn't cover the > configuration of the server itself it seems. > > Any help is greatly appreciated. > Just from memory, I think tht a /usr/local/etc/cups/cupsd.conf file is installed by the port. You need to read through it, and set up the access control to allow you to configure prnters via the web interface. There are exmaples in there. If I recall corectly, the default does not allow configuring, even from the local achine. Hope that helps. -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin