> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 4 09:10:29 2002
> From: Dave Lovelace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: LPRng: lpc msg
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 11:03:46 -0500 (EST)
>
> Another weird problem. This one is frequent but intermittent. (Don't you
> just love those?)
>
> Sometimes when I do "lpc msg ..." the message does not get reset. Repeated
> attempts fail over & over. There is no error visible. I *think* that when
> this happens we do NOT see a message saying:
> kill server PID 0 with User defined signal 1
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]: updated
> and when it works we do. Can't say for certain that this is consistent.
>
> The only other clear thing has been that when I've tried it with a -D option
> the problem never occurs. Can't say it never will, but I gave up on trying
> to find a difference this way.
>
> --
> - Dave Lovelace
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Try doing lpc flush. This forces new status information.
I have added a flush after setting message just in case:
h110: {422} % lpq
Printer: t1@h110 'Test Printer 1' (message: test)
Queue: 1 printable job
Server: pid 99620 active
Unspooler: pid 99632 active
Status: processing 'dfA489h110.private', size 3, format 'f', IF filter 'filter' at
17:23:59.004
Filter_status: FILTER 99633 sleeping 5
Rank Owner/ID Class Job Files Size Time
active papowell@h110+489 A 489 /tmp/hi 3 17:04:55
done papowell@h110+478 A 478 /tmp/hi 3 17:04:08
h110: {423} % lpc msg t1 testing
Printer: t1@h110
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: updated
h110: {424} % lpq
Printer: t1@h110 'Test Printer 1' (message: testing)
Queue: no printable jobs in queue
Server: no server active
Status: job 'papowell@h110+489' removed at 17:24:04.067
Filter_status: FILTER DONE
Rank Owner/ID Class Job Files Size Time
done papowell@h110+478 A 478 /tmp/hi 3 17:04:08
h110: {428} % lpr /tmp/hi
h110: {429} % lpc msg t1 test this
Printer: t1@h110
kill server process PID 99665 with User defined signal 1
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h110: {430} % lpq
Printer: t1@h110 'Test Printer 1' (message: test this)
Queue: 1 printable job
Server: pid 99665 active
Unspooler: pid 99666 active
Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 17:25:25.555
Filter_status: FILTER 99667 sleeping 50
Rank Owner/ID Class Job Files Size Time
active papowell@h110+664 A 664 /tmp/hi 3 17:25:07
done papowell@h110+478 A 478 /tmp/hi 3 17:04:08
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