Re: Strange lpd Problem...

[Debi Tackett <dtackett maximumaccess com>]

On Mon, 29 Dec 1997, Jiann-Ming Su wrote:

> 
> I'm running RedHat 5.0 with network printing.  The computer is used as a
> samba server.  The strange thing is, after a few days of idle time -- that
> is no print jobs -- the print daemon dies.  
> Someone will try to print, but it fails to work.  When I check with lpq;
> it tells me that there is no daemon present.  I end up restarting lpd, and
> the print jobs goes through.
> Any clues as to what's causing the problem?  Is it a lpd problem or a
> samba problem?  Thanks for any help.
> 

I'm having a similar problem.  Whenever I send anything to print (printing
to a network HP5 with a JetDirect card), the file queues up, I can see lpd
running under ps ax, but lpq shows me all the files waiting to print but
there's no daemon present.  If I /etc/rc.d/init.d/lpd stop and then start
the files print.  I had this working OK before going to 5.0 and I have
all errata installed.  Any ideas on what's going on here?

Debi

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