Share cups printer to OS9.2 fails from appletalk (papd.conf problem?) and LPR.

I am trying to share cups printers to various PCs including Macs (some
with OS 9.x, some with OSX) and Windows XP. The printers work fine from
Linux. They share nicely to XP and OSX via IPP. They do NOT share to 9.2,
either via LPR or Appletalk (netatalk).

Linux box is Fedora Core 5. I am what could charitably be called newbie to
linux. I am pretty certain I am missing some fairly simple configuration
issue.

For testing I have configured a mac running 9.2 with a clean install, to
confirm no extension or other software conflicts. Using "Apple Desktop
Printer Utility" which allows an LPR printer definition I can successfully
connect and print directly to a PostScript printer from 9.2 mac. If I
enter the IP# and queue name of a shared printer on the Linux box then
click "verify" the 9.2 mac confirms it can see the IP address and will set
up the printer. Attempting to print to the printer produces an error on
the mac that says the queue is not accepting jobs. I am not sure whether
this means:
a) I am not entering the queue name correctly (does the mac want
/printers/laserwriter or laserwriter or /printers/laserwriter/.print or
what?); or b) LPR is not really being served, and all the mac can tell is
that something "pings" back when the "verify" button is clicked.

But Appletalk should work, and automatically show printers to the mac. The
documentation says to put "cupsautoadd" at the front of the papd.conf
file, but this does not share the printers as it says will happen. The
example given shows "cupsautoadd@myzonep=root:" rather than just
cupsautoadd. Since I have no zones, , so I tried both
"cupsautoadd@*p=root:" and "cupsautoaddp=root:" but neither worked.

What incredibly simple thing am I missing? Follows are some key files.
Additional info will be supplied if needed. I would supply now, but if I
had a clue what I should be looking at I'd not be bothering you folks.
Thanks.
---------------------------------------------- /etc/atalk/papd.conf :
#bunch of comments
cupsautoaddp=root:
#
----------------------------------------------- /etc/xinetd.conf:
defaults
{
instances = 60
log_type = SYSLOG authpriv
log_on_success = HOST PID
log_on_failure = HOST
cps = 25 30
}

includedir /etc/xinetd.d
#
------------------------------------------------ /etc/xinetd.d/cups :
service printer
{
socket_type = stream
protocol = tcp
wait = no
user = lp
group = sys
passenv =
server = /usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-lpd
server_args = -o document-format=application/octet-stream
}

Follow on:
The file /var/log/messages contains the error:
"Sep 28 18:11:24 localhost papd[4423]: cupsautoadd: Cups support not
compiled in"
This would explain why cupsautoadd does not work right in papd.conf and
thus appletalk does not see the printers. However, I am running cups on
the system, and print just fine from cups. What gives?

Gary Carroll wrote:
> Follow on:
> The file /var/log/messages contains the error:
> "Sep 28 18:11:24 localhost papd[4423]: cupsautoadd: Cups support not
> compiled in"
> This would explain why cupsautoadd does not work right in papd.conf and
> thus appletalk does not see the printers. However, I am running cups on
> the system, and print just fine from cups. What gives?
>
>

I have the problem fixed, and report it here for those who may have
similar issues. Netatalk reports that FC5 does not have cups support
compiled in, cupsautoadd does not work.
This despite running cups just fine.
If I add the printers manually it works perfectly.