sscott@camdev.UUCP (Steve Scott) (02/27/90)
After updating my operating system(s) from HP/UX 6.5 to HP/UX 7.0 (on HP9000 3x0 boxes), the following scenario occurs: I have a machine (say cammax) which does not have a laser printer connected to it. But I do have a machine (say camdev) which does. On cammax, I put a script in /usr/spool/lp/model which contained the following pertinent line cat $file | remsh camdev lp (remsh is HP's rsh (remote shell command)) Under 6.5, this worked just fine. But, under 7.0, the weirdness begins: On cammax, if I type cat file_name | remsh camdev lp everything works just fine (like it did under 6.5) BUT: if I say lp file_name (on cammax), nothing prints on camdev. I have traced the problem this far: When the remsh is performed on cammax (by hand), the temporary files on camdev (the cAxxxxcamdev and dAxxxxcamdev ones in /usr/spool/lp/request/lp) have permission 400 and owner = lp (grp = bin). When the remsh is performed on cammax (via the script), the files reach camdev BUT the cAxxxxcamdev file has permission 400 and owner = root It appears that this causes the error: "cannot lock file cAxxxxcamdev" So: 1) why did this work under 6.5 and not HP/UX 7.0: AND 2) why would the owner on the temp files be lp when remsh executed interactively and the owner on the temp files be root when executed via the script? I guess I oughta tell you that I am logged in as sscott (for example), so the owner of the file in neither case has the same owner as the person logged in at the time of invocation Any ideas? I'm pulling my hair out. If I haven't explained this problem well enough, please email me at sscott@mot.com or call -- Steve Scott UUCP: {texbell|texsun}!csccat!camdev!sscott Motorola, Inc. Internet : sscott@mot.com Telephone : 1-817-232-6317