hi,
there are two important options in the lpd.conf file for your problem:
send_try=<> defines how many times the job will be sent in case of errors,
3 is default you might want to set it to 0 (infinite)
save_on_error saves the job in case of errors, default it's turned off
hope this helps
~christoph
On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Joseph Formoso wrote:
> Folks,
>
> This morning, our Operations staff found both of our HP8100's
> had console errors. As a result, it appears that any jobs submitted
> after the errors appeared got dumped off the queue.
>
> I would really like it if, when the printers stopped accepting
> jobs (due to paper jams, etc.) that the jobs that were in the queues
> *stayed* in the queues until the problem got cleared. Is there any way
> to set up the config so that happens? I feel that I must be missing
> something pretty basic.
>
> In any case, the two 8100s are pooled; the relevant chunk of our
> printcap file is thus:
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> laser|las|ps|lps|hp8100pool:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp8100pool:\
> :sv=hp8100a,hp8100b
>
> hp8100a|first:\
> :rw:\
> :mx=0:\
> :bp=/usr/local/libexec/filters/psbanner:\
> :lp=foo1.bar.baz%9100:\
> :af=hp.acct:\
> :lf=hp.log:\
> :filter=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp:\
> :ifhp=model=hp8100:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp8100a:\
> :ss=hp8100pool
>
> hp8100b|second:\
> :rw:\
> :mx=0:\
> :bp=/usr/local/libexec/filters/psbanner:\
> :lp=foo2.bar.baz%9100:\
> :af=hp.acct:\
> :lf=hp.log:\
> :filter=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp:\
> :ifhp=model=hp8100:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp8100b:\
> :ss=hp8100pool
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> Many thanks for any assistance.
>
>
> --Joe
>
>
> -----
> Joe Formoso ([EMAIL PROTECTED]),
> Senior Systems Administrator, IT Department, Stevens Institute of Technology
>
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