tr@ctt.bellcore.com (tom reingold) (02/17/89)
We get stuck printer queues almost every day, and it is driving me crazy, since I am one of the people that everyone asks to unstick the queue. Usually, I end up removing lock files etc. and killing and restarting lpd. But why is this necessary? Is this frequency of sticking normal? What causes it, and what can I do to prevent it? Tom Reingold |INTERNET: tr@bellcore.bellcore.com Bell Communications Research |UUCP: bellcore!tr 444 Hoes La room 1E225 |PHONE: (201) 699-7058 [work], Piscataway, NJ 08854 | (201) 287-2345 [home]
cgh018@tijc02.UUCP (Calvin Hayden ) (02/21/89)
You write: > We get stuck printer queues almost every day, and it is driving me > crazy, since I am one of the people that everyone asks to unstick the > queue. Usually, I end up removing lock files etc. and killing and > restarting lpd. But why is this necessary? Is this frequency of > sticking normal? What causes it, and what can I do to prevent it? We often encounter a similar problem ( Unix V R2 V2 on vax 8600 connected to the would via ethernet LAN ). I end up having to halt the print scheduler, rm lockfiles, and restarting the scheduler. We have finally determined that often, whenever a NetCommander (print server) on our LAN is rebooted that the scheduler on our Unix system will hose up. The above always manages to restart everything. Maybe this'll help -- maybe it won't. ---------------- Calvin Hayden Sys. Admin. Unix System Texas Instruments Johnson City, TN UUCP: mcnc!rti!tijc02!cgh018