hi, well this looks much like an IFHP problem, did you ever run it in debug mode ?
When you stop the queue and run the file tool on the datafile, what does it say? ~christoph On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Carl Riches wrote: > On Fri, 11 Jan 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > hi, > > > > the output of 'lpq -L' might be useful... > > > > Before continuing, I should add that printing to a disk file on the > problem server works just fine--it is just printing to a network printer. > > I'm not sure if this will tell you much, but here is the output of > "lpq -L -v": > > Printer: test@entropy > Job: riches@entropy+471 Comment: test queue running on HP LaserJet 4000TN in C-28 >Padelford > Printing: no > Aborted: no > Spooling: no > Queue: 1 printable job > Server: pid 9473 active, Unspooler: pid 9467 active > SPOOLCONTROL= > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 13:22:43.600 > Status: subserver pid 425975 starting at 13:22:43.815 > Status: accounting at start at 13:22:43.818 > Status: opening device 'ent%9100' at 13:22:43.825 > Status: printing job 'riches@entropy+983' at 13:22:43.841 > Status: processing 'dfA983entropy.ms.washington.edu', size 1939, format 'f', IF >filter 'ifhp' at 13:22:43.853 > Status: subserver pid 425975 exit status 'JFAIL' at 13:24:26.994 > Status: subserver pid 9467 starting at 09:12:09.998 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 09:12:10.005 > Status: accounting at start at 09:12:10.010 > Status: opening device 'ent%9100' at 09:12:10.017 > Status: printing job 'riches@entropy+471' at 09:12:10.025 > Status: processing 'dfA471entropy.ms.washington.edu', size 1939, format 'f', IF >filter 'ifhp' at 09:12:10.037 > Job: riches@entropy+471 status= stalled(465sec) > Job: riches@entropy+471 size= 1939 > Job: riches@entropy+471 time= 0x3c3f1ce9 > Job: riches@entropy+471 CONTROL= > Ariches@entropy+471 > CA > D2002-01-11-09:12:09.465 > Hentropy.ms.washington.edu > J/etc/hosts > Priches > Qtest > N/etc/hosts > fdfA471entropy.ms.washington.edu > UdfA471entropy.ms.washington.edu > > Job: riches@entropy+471 HOLDFILE= > > A=riches@entropy+471 > C=A > D=2002-01-11-09:12:09.465 > datafile_count=1 > >datafiles=N/etc/hostsfdfA471entropy.ms.washington.eduUdfA471entropy.ms.washington.edu > file_hostname=entropy.ms.washington.edu > filenames=/etc/hosts > H=entropy.ms.washington.edu > held=0x0 > hf_name=hfA471 > hold_class=0x0 > hold_time=0x0 > J=/etc/hosts > job_time=0x3c3f1ce9 > job_time_usec=0x67055 > number=471 > P=riches > printable=0x1 > priority=A > Q=test > server=9467 > size=1939 > start_time=0x3c3f1ce9 > transfername=cfA471entropy.ms.washington.edu > update_time=2002-01-11-09:12:09.987 > > Carl > > > > > > > On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Carl Riches wrote: > > > > > > > > We are having a problem with LPRng-3.8.1 and IFHP versions 3.1.15 and > > > 3.5.0 when the lpd daemon is running on the server for one of our > > > departments, a Compaq DS20 with Compaq Tru64 Unix 5.1a. We do not have > > > a problem if the daemon is running on the servers in our other departments > > > (DEC AlphaStation 600s running Compaq Tru64 Unix 5.1), nor do we have a > > > problem if the daemon is running on one of our client machines (a mixture > > > of DEC AlphaStation 600s, AS 800s and Compaq DS10s). > > > > > > Here are the symptoms: > > > > > > Printing hangs on the DS20 when the lpd server hands printing off to a > > > filter. Printing does not hang if no filters are defined (but then one > > > can't filter the print job and get the print job to go onto the paper > > > properly). > > > > > > Here are the lines put into the file "status.test" by a print request: > > > > > > waiting for subserver to exit at 2002-01-10-13:22:43.600 ## A=<NULL> number=0 >process=425988 > > > subserver pid 425975 starting at 2002-01-10-13:22:43.815 ## A=riches@entropy+983 >number=983 process=425975 > > > accounting at start at 2002-01-10-13:22:43.818 ## A=riches@entropy+983 >number=983 process=425975 > > > opening device 'ent%9100' at 2002-01-10-13:22:43.825 ## A=riches@entropy+983 >number=983 process=425975 > > > printing job 'riches@entropy+983' at 2002-01-10-13:22:43.841 ## >A=riches@entropy+983 number=983 process=425975 > > > processing 'dfA983entropy.ms.washington.edu', size 1939, format 'f', IF filter >'ifhp' at 2002-01-10-13:22:43.853 ## A=riches@entropy+983 number=983 process=425975 > > > > > > At this point, the print job hangs with no activity on the printer. The > > > print queue must be cleared with the "lprm" command, which appends this line > > > to the file "status.test": > > > > > > subserver pid 425975 exit status 'JFAIL' at 2002-01-10-13:24:26.994 ## A=<NULL> >number=0 process=425988 > > > > > > I can't figure out why this fails on this particular machine. Has anyone > > > run into this sort of problem in the past and can give me pointers on why > > > this is breaking? > > > > > > > > > Here is our printcap file (/usr/local/etc/printcap): > > > > > > # ======================================================================= > > > # > > > # Printer: test queue (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4000TN with duplexer) > > > # Location: C-28 Padelford Hall > > > # Connection: TCP/IP > > > # > > > # Notes: > > > # > > > test: > > > :client > > > :lp=test@entropy > > > test: > > > :server > > > :cm=test queue running on HP LaserJet 4000TN in C-28 Padelford > > > :lp=ent%9100 > > > :ifhp=model=hp4000 > > > :sd=/var/spool/test > > > :sh@ > > > :sb@ > > > :filter=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > Carl > > > > > > Carl G. 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