On Saturday 04 February 2017 23:04:00 Roba wrote: > Brian: > > On Sat 04 Feb 2017 at 14:55:18 +0900, Mark Fletcher wrote: > >> Indulge us, and add a line to your cupsd.conf as follows: > >> > >> Listen localhost:631 > >> > >> and restart CUPS and see what happens. > > > > It would solve his problem. > > > > There is nothing in the postinst script for cups which would replace a > > "Listen localhost:631" line. Easily tested with > > > > apt-get --reinstall install cups > > Are you repeatedly denying what I have repeatedly said or is it that you > just don't know and can't guess? For the rest of the people following > the thread I can assure you that neither I or has there been anybody > "physically" that has touched this pc and omitted this line. > I have no idea whether the update from jessie to stretch would replace > this file, I assume it is not the same as the packages are different so > the conf I suspect it might be different, I don't know. That would put > this change within the past 2-3 weeks. > > Unless I read specific instructions form a reliable source to edit a > conf. file I don't go about messing with them, I know that much. > > So for me the puzzle remains, for Brian the explanation maybe I > sleepwalk and change things unconsciously.
Do stop being so rude to one of the most helpful and knowledgeable people on the list who is trying to help you. Lisi
