CUPS won't start

[Jacob Shreffler]

When I attempt to print with lpr I get the following error:

$lpr file
lpr: error - scheduler not responding!

I cannot print a test page from redhat-config-printer, I receive this
error from it:
lpr: unable to print file: server-error-service-unavailable

I look for a CUPS process:
$ps ax | grep cup
 2408 ?        S      0:00 eggcups --sm-config-prefix /eggcups-s2No7w/
--sm-client-id 117f000001000105035881100000046260004 --screen 0
 3762 pts/0    S      0:00 grep cup

It appears that I don't have cupsd running, so I try to start the CUPS
service:
# /etc/init.d/cups start
cupsd: Child exited with status 99!
cups: started scheduler.                                   [  OK  ]

cupsd is still not a process! An error like this repeatedly appears in
/var/log/cups/error_log:
E [01/Dec/2003:17:50:36 -0500] StartListening: Unable to bind socket -
Cannot assign requested address.

'nmap localhost' does not show port 631 (ipp) to be open.
What have I overlooked? Do I need port 631 open to print? Do I need
cupsd? Any ideas?

Thanks in Advance,
jshreffl