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[Larry Shields]

On 05/11/2010 05:29 PM, Joep L. Blom wrote:
> 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
>> *
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>      
> 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
>
>
>    

*Thanks for the info, I will keep it in my linux-cmds files...

Larry

*

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