socket doesnt exist, cannot create a printer

[ed smith]

Binaries for Cups 1.1.21 was recently installed on a solaris 10 server. Config of cups has been assigned to me. I cant get sockets to work.

***@usclsmcq003/> lpadmin -p plyadm3 -v socket://172.16.1.34:9100 -P plyadm3.ppd
UX:lpadmin: ERROR: "socket://172.16.1.34:9100" doesn't exist.
TO FIX: Create the file, special device, or FIFO
for the -v option before running this
command.
***@usclsmcq003/>

I also tried ipp just for the insight. no dice.

***@usclsmcq003/>
***@usclsmcq003/> lpadmin -p plyadm3 -v ipp://172.16.1.34:9100 -P plyadm3.ppd
UX:lpadmin: ERROR: "ipp://172.16.1.34:9100" doesn't exist.
TO FIX: Create the file, special device, or FIFO
for the -v option before running this
command.

There is a firewall between the server and the printers, but port 9100 is open both dirs, and I have had the firewall people monitor the FW when I attempt to create the printer and they do not see an attempt to trespass. I am wondering if cups ever really took hold of this server.
cupsd and lpsched are up. what did I forget? haven't encounterd this before. what did I miss? I am under extreme deadline in mfg environment. help!
Thanks!
Ed Smith

[ed smith]

Post by ed smith
Binaries for Cups 1.1.21 was recently installed on a solaris 10 server. Config of cups has been assigned to me. I cant get sockets to work.
UX:lpadmin: ERROR: "socket://172.16.1.34:9100" doesn't exist.
TO FIX: Create the file, special device, or FIFO
for the -v option before running this
command.
I also tried ipp just for the insight. no dice.
UX:lpadmin: ERROR: "ipp://172.16.1.34:9100" doesn't exist.
TO FIX: Create the file, special device, or FIFO
for the -v option before running this
command.
There is a firewall between the server and the printers, but port 9100 is open both dirs, and I have had the firewall people monitor the FW when I attempt to create the printer and they do not see an attempt to trespass. I am wondering if cups ever really took hold of this server.
cupsd and lpsched are up. what did I forget? haven't encounterd this before. what did I miss? I am under extreme deadline in mfg environment. help!
Thanks!
Ed Smith

PS Forgot to include lpinfo -v
***@usclsmcq003/opt/sfw/cups/sbin> ./lpinfo -v
network socket
network http
network ipp
network lpd
serial serial:/dev/cua/a?baud=115200
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer0
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer1
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer2
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer3
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer4
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer5
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer6
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer7

Thanks
Ed Smith

[Helge Blischke]

Post by ed smith

Post by ed smith
Binaries for Cups 1.1.21 was recently installed on a solaris 10 server. Config of cups has been assigned to me. I cant get sockets to work.
UX:lpadmin: ERROR: "socket://172.16.1.34:9100" doesn't exist.
TO FIX: Create the file, special device, or FIFO
for the -v option before running this
command.
I also tried ipp just for the insight. no dice.
UX:lpadmin: ERROR: "ipp://172.16.1.34:9100" doesn't exist.
TO FIX: Create the file, special device, or FIFO
for the -v option before running this
command.
There is a firewall between the server and the printers, but port 9100 is open both dirs, and I have had the firewall people monitor the FW when I attempt to create the printer and they do not see an attempt to trespass. I am wondering if cups ever really took hold of this server.
cupsd and lpsched are up. what did I forget? haven't encounterd this before. what did I miss? I am under extreme deadline in mfg environment. help!
Thanks!
Ed Smith

PS Forgot to include lpinfo -v
network socket
network http
network ipp
network lpd
serial serial:/dev/cua/a?baud=115200
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer0
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer1
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer2
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer3
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer4
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer5
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer6
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer7
Thanks
Ed Smith

I suspect your CUPS has been installed in a non-standard
location (presumable /usr/local/...), and you by accident
executed the native Solaris lpadmin command which expects
a special device (something like /dev/...) as the value
for the -v option but a device-uri.

Helge

[ed smith]

Post by Helge Blischke

Post by ed smith

Post by ed smith
Binaries for Cups 1.1.21 was recently installed on a solaris 10 server. Config of cups has been assigned to me. I cant get sockets to work.
UX:lpadmin: ERROR: "socket://172.16.1.34:9100" doesn't exist.
TO FIX: Create the file, special device, or FIFO
for the -v option before running this
command.
I also tried ipp just for the insight. no dice.
UX:lpadmin: ERROR: "ipp://172.16.1.34:9100" doesn't exist.
TO FIX: Create the file, special device, or FIFO
for the -v option before running this
command.
There is a firewall between the server and the printers, but port 9100 is open both dirs, and I have had the firewall people monitor the FW when I attempt to create the printer and they do not see an attempt to trespass. I am wondering if cups ever really took hold of this server.
cupsd and lpsched are up. what did I forget? haven't encounterd this before. what did I miss? I am under extreme deadline in mfg environment. help!
Thanks!
Ed Smith

PS Forgot to include lpinfo -v
network socket
network http
network ipp
network lpd
serial serial:/dev/cua/a?baud=115200
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer0
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer1
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer2
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer3
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer4
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer5
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer6
direct usb:/dev/usb/printer7
Thanks
Ed Smith

I suspect your CUPS has been installed in a non-standard
location (presumable /usr/local/...), and you by accident
executed the native Solaris lpadmin command which expects
a special device (something like /dev/...) as the value
for the -v option but a device-uri.
Helge
--
Helge Blischke
Softwareentwicklung

Helge,
That appears to be the problem. I will have to manipulate my paths somehow to point to the /opt/sfw/cups directories, as indicated in the READMEs. Thanks for you help!
Ed Smith