One comment -
You have the directory /var/spool/lpd/lp as the spool directory on many of
your printers. I have been informed that this is a terrifically bad idea,
and maybe that is at the root of your problem. Just a guess, really, but
give creating separate spool directories for every printer a shot and see
if it solves the problem. Good luck!
Bill Knox
Senior Operating Systems Programmer/Analyst
The MITRE Corporation
On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Dave Lovelace wrote:
> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:16:38 -0500 (EST)
> From: Dave Lovelace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: LPRng: multiple copies (to different printers!) of large jobs
>
> This is kind of a weird one.
>
> We're seeing, rarely & intermittently, jobs which are queued up to one
> printer but go not only to that printer but to other printers as well.
> I can't see any reason whatever for this to happen. The one common
> thread seems to be that these are all large jobs, in excess of 1 MB,
> but it's possible that it's happened with smaller ones & they haven't
> been reported. This is on a RedHat 7.0 system, running LPRng-3.6.24
> (but not ifhp). I've established pretty definitely that one single
> lpr command was issued, to one single printer (but in the two different
> cases I've looked into, the affected printers were not the same ones).
>
> The command in the case I've been looking at today was:
> /usr/bin/lpr -h -l -#1 -P laser
> with the input coming as a stream to stdin, not from a disk file.
>
> The job printed on the printer "laser", but also on at least one other
> printer (in a totally different department, but on the same network),
> tre_hp8100. (I have some indications that it also printed on tre_ps,
> but haven't been able to verify that as yet.)
>
> The printcap in use on this site is appended after my signature. (Despite
> the comments, it is maintained by directly editing the file.)
>
> If anyone can shed any light, I'd really appreciate it.
>
> --
> - Dave Lovelace
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> # /etc/printcap
> #
> # Please don't edit this file directly unless you know what you are doing!
> # Be warned that the control-panel printtool requires a very strict format!
> # Look at the printcap(5) man page for more info.
> #
> # This file can be edited with the printtool in the control-panel.
>
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> lp:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=asr_hp8000_ps%9100:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
> :mc=0:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> laser:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=asr_hp8000_ps%9100:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
> :mc=0:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL
> laser-land66:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/laser-land66:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=asr_hp8000_ps%9100:\
> :lpd_bounce:\
> :stty=raw:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/laser-land66/filter:\
> :mc=0:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL TEXT NAxNA letter {} TextPrinter Default {}
> parallel:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/parallel:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=/dev/lp0:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/parallel/filter:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> asr_deskjet:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=asr_hp870_ps%9100:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
> :mc=0:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> asr_hp4:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=asr_hp4_ps%9100:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
> :mc=0:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> ub_4si:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=ub_4si_ps%9100:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
> :mc=0:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> tre_ps:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :fq:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=tre_ps%9100:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
> :mc=0:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> wat_iiisi:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/wat_iiisi:\
> :mx#0:\
> :fq:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=wat_iiisi_ps%9102:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/wat_iiisi/filter:\
> :mc=0:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> fin_5si:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=fin_5si_ps%9100:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
> :mc=0:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> tre_hp8100:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=tre_hp8100_ps%9100:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
> :mc=0:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> fin_3si:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :fq:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=fin_3si_ps%9100:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
> :mc=0:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL TEXT NAxNA letter {} TextPrinter Default {}
> fin_line:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/fin_line:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=:\
> :rm=CITY_HALL:\
> :rp=.FIN_LINE.FINANCIAL.CITY_HALL:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/fin_line/filter:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> mis_hp3_ps:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/mis_hp3_ps:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=mis_hp3_ps%9100:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/mis_hp3_ps/filter:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 600x600 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> tre_bill_reprt|bill_reprint:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/tre_bill_reprt/:\
> :fq:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=tre_ps%9101:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/tre_bill_reprt//filter:
> ##PRINTTOOL3## LOCAL ljet4 300x300 letter {} LaserJet4 Default {}
> wat_hp8150:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sh:\
> :lp=:\
> :rm=CITY_HALL:\
> :rp=.WAT_HP8150.FINANCIAL.CITY_HALL:\
> :if=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
> :mc=0:
>
>
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