> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jan 14 10:33:33 2002
> From: Dave Lovelace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: LPRng: multiple copies (to different printers!) of large jobs
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:16:38 -0500 (EST)
>
> 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]
....
> ##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:
In the printcap, change all of the
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/same_queue_name_in_several_places
to:
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
In fact, I suggest you do:
.common
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
:mx=0
:sh
:mc=0
asr_deskjet:
:tc=.common
:lp=asr_hp870_ps%9100:\
:filter=/var/spool/lpd/lp/filter:\
Note the use of 'filter' instead of 'if' and %P for setting the spool queue name.
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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