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Operating Systems SCO non root user can't use lpstat Post 302175027 by TonyLawrence on Wednesday 12th of March 2008 07:31:58 PM

03-12-2008

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Originally Posted by checkpro

I don't know if anyone still looks at this forum or not, but here goes.
I've got two identical SCO OpenServer 5.0.7 machines, fully patched and updated. On one the non-root user can do lpstat -p and it will display a list of printers and their status, on the other:
$ lpstat -p
UX:lpstat: ERROR: The LP print service isn't running or can't be
reached.
TO FIX: Your request can't be completely handled
without the LP print service. If this
problem continues, get help from your
system administrator.
$

I've added the user to /etc/auth/subsystems/lp:
cchqsta1: printqueue,printerstat

It works as root, so It's got to be permissions. I've checked permissions on lpstat and all related files and directories...to the best of my knowledge.
Can anyone give me a list of files and directories associated with lpstat? I must be missing something somewhere. Everything I've compared to the "working" server is the same. I'm still googling to try and find an answer.

TJB

Did you run "custom" to verify the system? That will fix perms (though LOOK at what it wants to fix). My lpstat is ---x--x--x bin lp 2964 bytes.. check /var/spool/lp/temp - s.b 777 bin/lp

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lpstat

lpstat(1)						      General Commands Manual							 lpstat(1)

Name
       lpstat - printer status information

Syntax
       lpstat [ options ]

Description
       The utility prints the status of the system printers.

       Without any options, prints the status of print requests made to the default printer.

       This command exists for X/OPEN compatibility.

Options
       Some of the options can be followed by a list of arguments.  The arguments must be specified as follows:
       lpstat -uuser1,user2,user3
       List  items  can be separated by spaces, but the list must be enclosed in quotes.  If you do not include any arguments, all the information
       relevant to the option is printed.

       The valid options for are:

       -a (R)[ printer1, printer2, ...	(R)]

	  Print whether or not printers are accepting print requests.

       -d Print the name of the default system printer.

       -o (R)[ printer1, printer2, ...	(R)]

	  Print the status of print requests.

       -p (R)[ printer1, printer2, ...	(R)]

	  Print the status of printers.

       -r Print the status of the line printer daemon,

       -s Print a status summary, including the status of the line printer daemon and the default system printer.

       -t Print all status information.

       -u (R)[ user1, user2, ...  (R)]

	  Print the status of users' print requests.

See Also
       lp(1), lpq(1), lpr(1), lpc(8)

																	 lpstat(1)

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