topic Re: LP Spooler Stopped in Operating System - HP-UX

LP Spooler Stopped

Steve Start — Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:51:51 GMT

Hello,

My LP spooler just stopped working. I try to use the lpsched command and it dies immediately. Please help.

Thanks in advance,
Steve

Re: LP Spooler Stopped

James A. Donovan — Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:56:00 GMT

Try the procedures outlined here:

http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000067342608

Re: LP Spooler Stopped

A. Clay Stephenson — Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:57:08 GMT

1) issue an lpshut command.
2) cd /var/spool/lp
ls *FIFO SCHEDLOCK
If any of these files are found, remove them.
3) Now use ps -ef | grep "lpsched" to see if any "stray" lpsched processes are running; if so, kill 'em dead.
4) lpsched

You should be good to go but if not look in /var/spool/lp/log for any clues and post them.

Re: LP Spooler Stopped

SS_6 — Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:22:46 GMT

First stop the scheduler by lpshut
there may be some hung jobs, clear them, do
ps -ef |grep lp and kiil all old processes own by lp & must remove FIFO and SHEDLOCK files as mentioned by A.Clay and do lpsched.