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From: "Steve M. Fabac, Jr." <smfa...@att.net> Subject: Re: Unable to get jobs out of print queue Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:16:55 -0500 Message-ID: <48DBD597.4020403@att.net> References: <9bdf07d4-8161-4c61-bc18-fd5dbdd22658@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> dthacker wrote: > Hi, > I'm having problems getting a remote printer and print queue set up. > The queue is supposed to send jobs to a jet direct device running > lpd. We have this set up running successfully at several locations > in the company, but this printer seems to have configuration issues. > > The scheduler is running: > # ps -ef | grep lpsched > root 287 1 0 06:01:55 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/lpsched > root 1107 1100 0 10:18:16 ttyp1 00:00:00 grep lpsched > > The printer seems to be accepting requests, but it looks like there > may be an irregularity in the queue config files: > # lpstat -a > s130ptr001: > atebivr not accepting requests since Sun Oct 09 06:01:55 2005 - > new destination > s130ptr002 accepting requests since Thu Aug 21 13:58:59 2008 > s130ptr001 accepting requests since Mon Sep 22 16:49:27 2008 > > If you send a job to it, the job thinks the queue is not enabled: > # lpstat > unable to get network name for local machine scosysv.mycomp.com > no entries > unable to get network name for local machine scosysv.mycomp.com > waiting for queue to be enabled on s130ptr001 > Req-Id Owner Size Date > s130ptr001-0 root 256 Sep 23 09:42 > s130ptr001-1 root 1909 Sep 23 16:33 > s130ptr001-2 root 1909 Sep 24 10:23 > > The printcap file looks ok: > # more /etc/printcap > # Remote Line Printer (BSD format) > atebivr:\ > :lp=:rm=netterm1:rp=atebivr:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/atebivr:mx#0: > s130ptr002:\ > :lp=/dev/lp0:ex:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/s130ptr002:mx#0: > s130ptr001:\ > :lp=:rm=s130ptr001:ex:rp=s130ptr001:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/ > s130ptr001:mx#0: > > It looks to me like I've got a dup entry somewhere in the print > subsystem, but I don't see it. What else could I check? > > TIA Dave > > I can't help you with your rlp problems. I can only suggest that you abandon rlp and install netcat since you are printing to a HPJetDirect print server. If you HAVE to use rlp (print device only accepts rlp jobs), then I second Brian White's post: > Personally I only ever use this: > http://www.aljex.com/bkw/sco/#rlpnc > and this with it. > http://www.aljex.com/bkw/sco/#rlpr > > The first provides a convenient way to use netcat and rlpr, and includes > netcat already, in an out of the way place thet the included printer model > script expects, but which won't clobber or interfer with any other netcat > binary you may already have. > > The second adds rlpr as a seperate package that the first is already > prepared to use. > > Basically just unpack the two tars, create printer(s) in scoadmin using > device /dev/null and model Net, and edit a line in /etc/printers where the > first field is the same as the name of the Net printer. I have a client that had 10 rlp based printers and it was an administration nightmare. I finally took the time to move them all to netcat. But the client had one printer named ReformPRN that is a fancy invoice printer running under Windows that accepts print jobs and merges the job with a form image. The Reform print Queue only accepts jobs via rlp. So I had to install rlpr as recommended by Brian. Problem solved. An additional benefit of rlpr is the ability to support home based teleworkers printing to their local Windows printer from the UNIX server. A simple modification to the users .profile logs the VPN endpoint associated with the home worker to .rip_printer file in their home directory. The /etc/printers support file and the rlpnc based modifications to my standard HPLaserJet.net script happily sends the print job to the users home computer where Windows print services for UNIX is installed (lpd) with the designated share name rp_remote. > My /etc/printers file: # /etc/printers # "/usr/bin/printeradmin add | sh" will add all printers below # "/usr/bin/printeradmin add printer_name | sh" will add the named printer # "/usr/bin/printeradmin" will print help message # # NOTE: the record format below has semicolon in place of colon # replace the ";" with ":" in active records below # # printer_name;host_name;port_number;comment;model # # printer_name: UNIX printer name # host_name: Host name in /etc/hosts for IP address # port: Printserver dependent 9100 for HPJet direct # comment: Comment that appears in mkdev lp screen # model: /usr/spool/lp/model/model_name # # Stock netcat models: HPLaserJet.net Netcat.dotmatrix # # Example of Entry for ActiveFax HP laserJet emulation # Must embed ActiveFax fields in print stream prior to sending to lp. #fax;faxserver;9150;Active Fax server on Windows host;HPLaserJet.net fax:faxhost:9150:ActivFax server on Win98 192.168.111.10:HPLaserJet.net homeptr:localhost:SSH_PRINTER:remote printer for ssh USER:homeptr report:report:report:Print to /tmp/report.out:Netcat.dotmatrix cpxerox:cpxerox:9100:Xerox Copier-printer corporate:HPLaserJet.net azxerox:azxerox:9100:Xerox Copier-printer AZ plant:HPLaserJet.net txxerox:txxerox:9100:Xerox Copier-printer TX plant:HPLaserJet.net ilxerox:ilxerox:9100:Xerox Copier-printer IL plant:HPLaserJet.net p7:RLP_PRINTER:rp_remote:Remote Home users printer:RLPR.net ReformPRN:office1:ReformPRN:NEW Invoice printer (Copy machine):RLPR.net pr5:pr5:9100:OLD Invoice Printer:Netcat.dotmatrix barpkg:zebrahp:9100:Package Labels:zebra.net # printeradmin Usage: printeradmin add <- create all printers in /etc/printers printeradmin delete <- delete all printers in /etc/printers Usage: printeradmin add name <- create named printer in /etc/printers printeradmin delete name <- delete named printer in /etc/printers # printeradmin add /usr/lib/lpadmin -p pr5 -v /dev/null -m Netcat.dotmatrix -D "OLD Invoice Printer" /usr/lib/accept pr5 enable pr5 /usr/lib/lpadmin -p barpkg -v /dev/null -m zebra.net -D "Package Labels" /usr/lib/accept barpkg enable barpkg /usr/lib/lpadmin -p barbin -v /dev/null -m zebra.net -D "Bin Labels" /usr/lib/accept barbin enable barbin /usr/lib/lpadmin -p lexped -v /dev/null -m HPLaserJet.net -D "Tammi's (Lexmark Opra S 1855)" /usr/lib/accept lexped enable lexped /usr/lib/lpadmin -p lexrec -v /dev/null -m HPLaserJet.net -D "Receiving (Lexmark Opra S 1855)" /usr/lib/accept lexrec enable lexrec /usr/lib/lpadmin -p lex -v /dev/null -m HPLaserJet.net -D "Warehouse (Lexmark Opra S 1855)" /usr/lib/accept lex enable lex # > Excerpt from remote users .profile: [ -n "$SSH_CLIENT" ] && { echo "2022" > .ssh_printer chmod 644 .ssh_printer TZ='CST6CDT5,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00' export TZ } || { TTY=`tty`;export TTY nTTY=`basename ${TTY}`;export nTTY rIP=`who -x | grep "${nTTY} " | awk ' { print $6 } '` ;export rIP [ "$rIP" = "192.168.5.233" ] || echo $rIP > .rip_printer } # NOTE: .233 is the Windows Terminal services host IP. Users running TS need to # login via telnet from home pc over the vpn first to record their VPN IP to # .rip_printer and then may close telnet and run telnet client from Terminal Services # session to cut down VPN traffic. Print jobs to p7 will be directed to host IP # taken from .rip_printer in the users home directory. > > Excerpt from interface script RLPR.net: # Look for HOST and Port address PRTSETUP=`grep "^$printer:" /etc/printers` if [ $? = 0 ] then PRTHOST=`echo $PRTSETUP|awk -F: '{ print $2 }'` PRTPORT=`echo $PRTSETUP|awk -F: '{ print $3 }'` else exit 1 fi if [ "$PRTHOST" = "RLP_PRINTER" ] then # user home directory = sixth field of /etc/passwd uhome=`sed -n "s/^$name:.*:.*:.*:.*:\(.*\):.*$/\1/p" /etc/passwd` PRTHOST=`cat $uhome/.rip_printer` fi ... ( # send the file(s) to the standard out $copies times while [ "$copies" -gt 0 ] do for file do 0<${file} eval ${FILTER} done copies=`expr $copies - 1` done ) | /usr/local/bin/rlpr -H $PRTHOST -P $PRTPORT sleep 1 exit 0 > Excerpt from HPLaserJet.net: # Look for HOST and Port address PRTSETUP=`grep "^$printer:" /etc/printers` if [ $? = 0 ] then PRTHOST=`echo $PRTSETUP|awk -F: '{ print $2 }'` PRTPORT=`echo $PRTSETUP|awk -F: '{ print $3 }'` else exit 1 fi ... # send the file(s) to the standard out $copies times while [ "$copies" -gt 0 ] do for file do 0<${file} eval ${FILTER} done copies=`expr $copies - 1` done ) | /usr/bin/netcat -h $PRTHOST -p $PRTPORT sleep 1 exit 0 -- Steve Fabac S.M. Fabac & Associates 816/765-1670
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