[plug] Printer won't print

[Tim White]

On 01/04/13 16:25, Margaret Wood wrote:
> (Apologies to the mailing list admin, I originally sent this from the
> wrong email address so it got trapped)
>
> I eventually got the printer  to work by specifically adding root as
> an enabled user of the printer.
>
> But then the next time I logged in (having turned off the printer
> meanwhile) it failed again.
> I can get it to work by deleting the printer and then adding it, so
> it's not a major problem any more (I don't print all that much), but
> still very peculiar.
>
> I have since discovered that Mageia doesn't automatically remount
> removable devices, unless specifically requested, but is a printer on
> a parallel port classed as a removable device?

I've had problems like this before, where the "port" the printer is on 
moves if the printer is turned off and on. Check the port settings, and 
the permissions the the relevant device. Might be a udev issue.

Tim