[plug] Printing problem RH6

[Mark Saxon]

Hi all

I have only recently being having a play with vmware a little behind you
all I guess.
Managed to completely crash linux and for some reason this has affected
the print set-up.
Must confess to running vm as su root trying to figure out why I could
not print from vm as a user.

Ironically now I can print from vmware to my printer okay but not from
linux even when vm's not running.

I've tried logging output of the lpr command when run as a user but I
get no output
nothing in the print cue either.

If I run lpr file tail -f as su root here's what I get.
root at localhost bin]# lpr /home/mark/WordPerfect/Melwire2 | tail -f
/var/log/mes
sages
Jul 19 06:49:14 localhost pppd[912]: local  IP address 202.61.192.149
Jul 19 06:49:14 localhost pppd[912]: remote IP address 202.61.192.15
Jul 19 06:49:32 localhost inetd[962]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No such
file or
 directory
Jul 19 06:56:54 localhost kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378
[SPP,ECP,ECPEPP,EC
PPS2] 
Jul 19 06:56:54 localhost kernel: parport0: detected irq 7; use procfs
to enable
 interrupt-driven operation. 
Jul 19 06:56:54 localhost kernel: parport0: Printer, EPSON Stylus COLOR
800 
Jul 19 06:56:54 localhost kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling). 
Jul 19 06:58:40 localhost PAM_pwdb[1031]: 1 authentication failure;
mark(uid=500
) -> root for su service
Jul 19 06:58:47 localhost PAM_pwdb[1032]: (su) session opened for user
root by m
ark(uid=500)
Jul 19 06:59:32 localhost inetd[1067]: execv /usr/sbin/in.identd: No
such file o
r directory

Have tried re installing  RH print filters and other bits and pieces. 
lpd daemon is definitely running. I did not fiddle with any of the
permissions for lpr or spool directories not deliberately any way.

Whats going on? I could do with and appreciate some help.


Mark