I am baffled by this one. Anybody else have any ideas?
Patrick
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Oct 13 01:51:18 2000
> From: "Blom, Wayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: LPRng: Subprocess stalling
> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 13:23:51 +0930
>
> I am not sure but I believe I sent this info but have not heard anything
> back.
> ===============================================================
> You asked in response to my question (see bottom of email);
>
> This is usually the case with a filter process that does not exit.
> There are several possibilities:
>
> a) The filter is waiting for status back that it never gets,
> and does not have a 'smart timeout' that will tell it to
> give up.
>
> b) The filter has done a 'close' on a socket but the socket does
> not close. This is rare, but happens when you have set 'sock_linger'
> to a long value OR the very bad 'wait forever' value.
>
> c) You have a hardware device that has a low level device driver that does
> not finish the close until it flushes its buffers.
>
> >>What is the actual device?
>
> The device is an AXIS 540 IP to parallel print server. This particular
> model is a single. The 560 is a multiple port and gave us our first problem
> yesterday. More information on the printservers may be obtained from
> www.axis.com
>
> >>What is your printcap?
> This is the entry for a multiport Axis 560
>
> p-unddsp7|lp89:\
> :server:\
> :filter=/usr/local/libexec/filters/lpf:\
> :lf=/usr/adm/lp89err:\
> :lp=pr3@ps-udale11:\
> :sd=/usr/spool/lpd89:\
> :lpd_bounce
>
> This is the entry for a Single Axis 540;
>
> lp68|68|p-undrcv6:\
> :lp=:\
> :lf=/usr/adm/lp68err:\
> :rm=ps-udale5:\
> :rp=pr1:\
> :sd=/usr/spool/lpd68:
>
> >>What filter are you using?
>
> We are not using any filter.
>
> Any help or suggestion would be appreciated?
> ----------------snip-----------------------------------
> >
> > By killing the subprocess the jobs complete...
> >
> > root_# lpc status lp68
> > Printer Printing Spooling Jobs Server Subserver Redirect
> > Status/(Debug)
> > lp68@u-underdale3 enabled enabled 17 27426 27425
> > root_# kill -9 27425
> >
> > Leaving the process and resetting the printer and printserver does not
> clear
> > it up, but after killing the subprocess a new one starts and the printing
> > resumes.
> >
> > Are there any known issues with this version for this type of lock up? Any
> > other suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Wayne Blom
> > System Specialist
> > Technical Development Healthcare
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