lpd problems

From: Bryan Daniel (bryan.daniel_at_ucfv.ca)
Date: 09/19/03

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To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov

    Hello Managers:

    Earlier today I ran into a problem with printing through lpd on a Tru64
    4.0F system. We use lpd to print jobs to between 20 and 30 remote
    printers with fixed ip addresses. At some point lpd simply seemed to
    stop forwarding the jobs from the unix queues to the printers. Ipq
    would simply show the jobs sitting in the queue, but report that the
    JetDirect at the printer had no jobs queued.

    We tried a number of things including removing jobs, downing the
    individual printers using the lpc command and finally stopping and
    restarting lpd daemon itself. We checked and could not find
    anyremaining processes using lpd. Finally after stopping and starting
    lpd a few queued jobs would print, then everything would stop again.
    Finally even the lpq command would not respond. As we had an entire
    registration department unable to print we stopped databases and
    rebooted the server. After that everything was back to normal.

    Does anyone recognize this problem or something else less drastic we
    might have done to resolve it? I have never seen this in about three
    years of running this server.

    Thanks for any insight you might provide.

    Bryan Daniel
    Systems Administrator
    University College of the Fraser Valley
    Abbotsford, BC Canada

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