Tim, Thanks for your reply... I tried 'chkconfig' as you suggested. It shows that lpd is 'on' for run-states 2-5, as evidenced by it attempting to start up during the boot phase. This leads to the error message: "Cannot bind to lpd port 515", and startup fails. Once again, this is the same fatal error message I get when I try to start lpd manually. I was hoping the 'up2date' of LPRng and CUPS would fix some subtle problem causing this, but it didn't help. Any further thoughts on the 'cannot bind' error message, and how to diagnose and fix (anyone)? I appreciate the further help. TIA, Warren Clearfield Implematix Computer Pittsburgh, PA (USA) warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 09:32:53 +0100 > From: Tim Waugh <twaugh@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Help: lpd Won't Start > Reply-To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > I did a fresh install of RH-9 on a new Dell box. Everything went > > smoothly except that the print spooler refuses to start. During the > > boot sequence start of lpd I get the error message: 'Cannot bind to > > lpd port 515'. I get this fatal error message as well when trying > > to start lpd manually from the command prompt. Naturally, the CUPS > > configuration tool and 'lpc' also don't work because the spooler > > daemon isn't running. > > 'lpd' is part of LPRng. A fresh install doesn't (or at least, > shouldn't) start lpd on boot. > > I would suggest 'chkconfig lpd off'. > > Tim.
