Re: Cannot connect to localhost:631
On 06/16/2011 09:23 AM, AG wrote:
> On 15/06/11 14:35, Wayne Topa wrote:
>> On 06/15/2011 07:38 AM, AG wrote:
>>> On Wheezy, I have lost the capability of connecting to the CUPS server
>>> via the web-page using localhost:631. The error message is "cannot
>>> connect: connection to the server refused".
>>>
>>> I have double-checked /etc/hosts and that seems fine, checking the Net
>>> for help throws up suggestions on changing a setting in cupsd.conf but
>>> the only cupsd.conf file I can find on my system is a binary file in
>>> /var/sbin. I also tried system-config-printer but that didn't help.
>>>
>>> I have restarted the CUPS server and can print okay ... just cannot
>>> connect to the server.
>>>
>>> Anything else that I can try?
>>
>> Is localhost allowed in /etc/hosys.allow?
>>
>>
> Wayne
>
> /etc/hosts.allow is empty
>
ISTR a problem getting to localhost:631 when I installed squeeze. I had
forgotten to allow localhost in /etc/hosts.allow.
I see that you also get a cupsd.conf not found so that may, or may not,
be your only problem.
I see in other replies that you have something about /var/sbin. Are you
running Debian??
WT
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