lpstat command gives error "Unable to connect to server: Connection refused" in RHEL

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Issue

  • lpstat command gives error "Unable to connect to server: Connection refused"

    # lpstat -a
lpstat: Unable to connect to server: Connection refusedPlease see the following :

  • Receiving the following error:

    # lpstat -p
lpstat: Connection refused

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, 5, 6, 7
  • Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)

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