> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Feb 1 07:54:29 2002
> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 09:21:45 -0500
> From: Joseph Formoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: LPRng mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: LPRng: Jobs being sent to stalled printers.
>
> 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.
>
Ummm... OK, it turns out that there IS something already there...
# Purpose: failure action to take after send_try attempts failed
# default send_failure_action=remove (STRING)
Well... it turns out that this can be a program.
For example:
send_failure_action=|/usr/libexec/filters/check_printer_for_status
Now this program is run with all of the standard filter options,
including the PRINTCAP stuff in the environment variables.
You should now be able to 'check the printer' for activity.
I suggest a quick hack to:
a) send email to the operator on duty
b) periodically poll the printer
c) when the operator does not respond, or the printer is
offline for a reasonable time (???) exit with JABORT
The printer will now stay offline until it is restarted
Note: output on STDERR is put into the status log file and
can be viewed using lpq -lll
I will put this into the Printing Cookbook
Patrick
Patrick Powell Astart Technologies,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 9475 Chesapeake Drive, Suite D,
Network and System San Diego, CA 92123
Consulting 858-874-6543 FAX 858-279-8424
LPRng - Print Spooler (http://www.lprng.com)
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