khera@macbeth.cs.duke.edu (Vick Khera) (02/01/90)
In article <1990Jan30.222324.21459@aqdata.uucp> sullivan@aqdata.uucp (Michael T. Sullivan) writes: >When users move from the DOS world to the Unix world they bring over >some bad habits. One of these is shutting the printer off when it >is finished printing. [...] >What happens in System V is that when a job is sent to a printer >that is shut off, the lp scheduler disables the printer. [...] >No matter how many times the consultant tells the >users not to shut the printer off, they do it out of habit anyway. >Michael Sullivan uunet!jarthur!aqdata!sullivan Put a BIG wad of tape over the power switch (or at least a polite little note.) If they still turn it off, then they deserve to have to pay a consultant to turn it back on for them. vick. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Vick Khera Department of Computer Science ARPA: khera@cs.duke.edu Duke University UUCP: ..!{mcnc,decvax}!duke!khera Durham, NC 27706
kjh@pollux.usc.edu (Kenneth J. Hendrickson) (02/17/90)
In article <1990Jan30.222324.21459@aqdata.uucp> sullivan@aqdata.uucp (Michael T. Sullivan) writes: > . . . One of these is shutting the printer off when it >is finished printing. . . . >What happens in System V is that when a job is sent to a printer >that is shut off, the lp scheduler disables the printer. >Are there any solutions to this disabled lp problem? Wire the switch to the ON position. Kenneth J. Hendrickson N8DGN kjh@usc.edu ...!uunet!usc!pollux!kjh