you can verify the spool directory by looking in the registry: for all printers HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\DefaultSp oolDirectory
for individual printers go to the correct printer key undereneath above and look at SpoolDirectory > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Hoermann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 8:38 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [SA-list] Check NT spool queues > > > Since NT uses 2 files in the spool directory for each file > printed, you need > to use double the amount of files as a check in spool directory. > > 15 "jobs" is 30 files. (1 being a *.spl and one being a *.shd) > > Spool directories by "default" (some admins don't like their spool > directories located on the same partition as their system > drive) are kept in > the following path > > \\server-name\winnt\system32\spool\printers > > do your count files on this dir > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dirk Bulinckx [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, 26 September 2002 10:50 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [SA-list] Check NT spool queues > > > Countfiles count's files. Not sure how the NT spool is > working, if they > would have files somewere it could help. > I should be possible to check the spool length using a > perfmon check or > using SNMP. > > > > dirk. > > > dirk. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thu Sep 26 10:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SA-list] Check NT spool queues > > > Anyone had any sucess using Servers Alive checking NT spool > queue (prints)? > I want to be alerted when a printer has more than X jobs in the queue > > Can the addon CountFiles be used, if so anyone knows how? > > > Let's say you have a mailserver that uses a spool directory. > If the mail > server > is running correctly, it should deliver the mail within 5 > minutes to the > internet. But since sometimes the mail service runs, and > still the mail > server > isn't running correctly, it's not enough to check the mail > server service. > It > would be nice to be able to check the number of files in the > mail server's > spooldirectory and have Servers Alive warn you when more the > 200 files are > in > that directory. > > > By using a combination of the external check of Servers and > COUNTFILES.EXE > it's > now possible. > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from a list, send a mail message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > With the following in the body of the message: > unsubscribe SAlive > > > > To unsubscribe from a list, send a mail message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > With the following in the body of the message: > unsubscribe SAlive > To unsubscribe from a list, send a mail message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > With the following in the body of the message: > unsubscribe SAlive > This email and its contents may be confidential. If it is and you are not the intended recipient, please do not disclose or use the information within this email or its attachments. If you have received this email in error, please delete it immediately. Thank you. To unsubscribe from a list, send a mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] With the following in the body of the message: unsubscribe SAlive
