Printer not working on Lucid 10.4

[Joep L. Blom]

Larry Shields wrote:
> On 05/11/2010 10:12 AM, Nils Kassube wrote:
>> Larry Shields wrote:
>>   
>>> I tried the service cups start. which does bring me too*
>>> *MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "localhost:631" claiming to be* http://localhost:631/help/ref-cupsd-conf.html...*Now using the
>>> command *HP-UX: /sbin/init.d/cups restart, *I am getting
>>> */sbin/init.d/cups: No such file or directory...*So it must be
>>> missing and will try to find out what it is...
>>>     
>> Hmm, there is no /sbin/init.d/ directory on Ubuntu. It should be 
>> "/etc/init.d/cups restart" instead like it is mentioned for AIX, IRIX, 
>> Linux, Solaris on that help page.
>>
>>
>> Nils
>>
>>   
> *Hello again Nils,
> 
> I did a 'locate' init.d and there is a /etc/init.d/ directory here on my 
> system...
> 
> But at anyrate I do infact have the Deskjet 5550 working now... ;-)
> 
> Thanks Larry
> *
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JUst a small help for starting a service:
use "sudo service <any service> start|stop|restart|status"
That is safer that running the service directly so e.g.:
sudo service cups restart.
I use it often to restart my network:
sudo networking restart.
Joep