Re: [hylafax-users] Mandrake 9.2 Hylafax not quite working?

["Geoff Tait" <GTait@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Message

The problem with the rpm is the permissions in the /var/spool/fax/bin directory.

All the conversion (formatter) files are in that directory, and they need to be executable. 

On my system, I set the permissions to 777 for that directory and it works, but only I have permission to log on to the machine.  (however I still don't like setting 777 even though nobody else can log onto it)

 

I don't know what the recommended permissions are or who is supposed to own the files in that directory, but I am interested in finding out if somebody can help us out.

 

Anyway, that should get you up and running.

 

Geoff

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Verhoeven [mailto:Peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, 22 March 2004 3:57 PM
To: 'hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [hylafax-users] Mandrake 9.2 Hylafax not quite working?

Hello,

 

I have spent a great deal of time getting Hylafax to work for me to no avail. Maybe someone can offer some advice as I'm running out of ideas. Here's the scenario:

 

Hylafax installed fine, runs ok (i.e. the queue management part etc.).

Modem is set up on ttyS1. Minicom talks with it fine.

Hylafax is using class 1 with it.

I only require outbound service, so I don't setup faxgetty at all. (I have tried just in case but that raised another set of problems; i.e. modem wedged, no FIFO device etc).

Using "faxmodem" script seems fine. Although the faxstat will perpetually report "initializing server".

The senfax job fails. Checking the syslog indicates that the problem is during the postscript conversion, i.e. "no_formatter".

This happens whether I send native PS or Ascii direct from sendfax.

 

Any input much appreciated...

 

Thanks,

Peter Verhoeven

 

 

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