Is there anything useful in the the status files in the printer queue directory? Joel
On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 04:19:30PM +0200, Kostis Mentzelos wrote: > Hi, all > > under some unknown conditions printing is held. > > lpq -P gp5 reports: > > Printer: gp5@km 'network-192.168.173.9-4010' > Queue: 1 printable job > Server: pid 10004 active > Unspooler: pid 10005 active > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:59:39.530 > Rank Owner/ID Class Job Files Size Time > stalled(7129sec) root@km+3 A 3 img.big.laserjet,i 2820864 14:00:49 > > > I would like to notice that while this queue id held, the printer is > working and I can print fron another system to the same printer. > > The solution to this problem is just giving the command : lpc kill gp5 > > but this is not a solution for heavy duty sites. > > any ideas? > > regards, > Kostis Mentzelos > > > lpq -v -P gp5 reports : > > Printer: gp5@km > Job: root@km+3 Comment: network-192.168.173.9-4010 > Printing: no > Aborted: no > Spooling: no > Queue: 1 printable job > Server: pid 10004 active, Unspooler: pid 10005 active > SPOOLCONTROL= > change=0x0 > printing_aborted=0x0 > printing_disabled=0x0 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:54:21.877 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:54:32.902 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:54:52.912 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:55:12.922 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:55:32.932 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:55:52.942 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:56:12.952 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:56:32.962 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:56:45.661 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:57:05.532 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:57:25.542 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:57:45.552 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:58:05.562 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:58:25.572 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:58:45.582 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:59:05.592 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:59:25.602 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 14:59:45.612 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:00:05.622 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:00:25.632 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:00:45.642 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:01:05.652 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:01:25.663 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:01:45.672 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:02:05.682 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:02:25.692 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:02:45.702 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:03:05.722 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:03:25.732 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:03:45.742 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:04:05.752 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:04:18.546 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:04:38.572 > Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 15:04:58.582 > Job: root@km+3 status= stalled(3853sec) > Job: root@km+3 size= 2820864 > Job: root@km+3 time= 0x3def3ff1 > Job: root@km+3 CONTROL= > Aroot@km+3 > CA > D2002-12-05-14:00:49.866 > Hkm.leagore > Jimg.big.laserjet,img.big.laserjet,img.big.laserjet > Proot > Qgp5 > Nimg.big.laserjet > fdfA003km.leagore > Nimg.big.laserjet > fdfA003km.leagore > Nimg.big.laserjet > fdfA003km.leagore > UdfA003km.leagore > > printcap entry: > > # /etc/printcap > # > gp5:\ > :lp=192.168.173.9%4010:\ > :sd=/usr/spool/%P:\ > :ff=\0:fq:\ > :mx#0:mc#99:\ > :max_datafiles#999:\ > :lpd_bounce:\ > :cm=network-192.168.173.9-4010:\ > :sh > # > > lpd.conf: > > check_for_nonprintable@ > force_localhost > client_config_file=/etc/lpd.conf > filter_ld_path=/lib:/usr/lib:/usr/X11R6/lib:/usr/local/lib > >filter_path=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/lib/filters:/usr/X11R6/bin > mail_operator_on_error=root > pr=/usr/bin/pr > printcap_path=/etc/printcap > printer_perms_path=/etc/lpd.perms > server_config_file=/etc/lpd.conf > server_user=lp > user=lp > group=lp > send_data_first > done_jobs=0 > lpd_force_poll > lpd_poll_time=1 > send_try=0 > #connect_timeout=30 > #send_query_rw_timeout=10 > #send_job_rw_timeout=60 > #exit_linger_timeout=30 > #stalled_time=1000 > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST > The address you post from MUST be your subscription address > > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. 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