topic Re: error creating printer through SAM in Operating System - HP-UX

error creating printer through SAM

Tom Sepka — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 19:31:24 GMT

I am trying to create a new remote print queue. I have verified through SAM that this does not exist, but I keep getting the following error:

The remote printer "test1 (whose location is shipping rsantos-pc.tellium.com)" already exists on this system.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Tom

Re: error creating printer through SAM

S.K. Chan — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 19:38:29 GMT

Use command line to remove the printer.

# lpshut
# lpadmin -xtest1
# lpsched

Re: error creating printer through SAM

Tom Sepka — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 19:40:23 GMT

I thought the same but the queue really doesn't exist.

# lpshut
scheduler stopped
# lpadmin -xtest1
lpadmin: destination "test1" non-existent
# lpsched
scheduler is running

Re: error creating printer through SAM

Helen French — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 19:46:47 GMT

hey,

See the configured printer listing in SAM and try removing from there.

Shiju

Re: error creating printer through SAM

Tom Sepka — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 19:51:23 GMT

I am trying to add a new printer. This print queue does not exist that I can see. I have gone through the command line, SAM and /etc/lp and I cannot find any referance to this print queue.

Re: error creating printer through SAM

Helen French — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 19:55:38 GMT

hey,

does it work with any other name ? say -test2

just some thoughts ..

Shiju

Re: error creating printer through SAM

Tom Sepka — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:11:36 GMT

I go the same error for test2 and a few other off the wall names.

The remote printer "test2 (whose location is shipping on rsantos-pc.tellium.com)" already exists on this system.

Re: error creating printer through SAM

Deshpande Prashant — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:30:37 GMT

Hi
Check /var/spool/lp/log file for errors.
Try strings on /var/spool/lp/pstatus for the printer queue name.

Stop scheduler (lpshut)
Make sure /var/spool/lp/FIFO and SCHEDLOCK are gone before restarting it.

Thanks.
Prashant.

Re: error creating printer through SAM

Helen French — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:39:30 GMT

hey,

R u able to create a local printer with this name? Does the network has any issues?

Shiju

Re: error creating printer through SAM

Tom Sepka — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:44:57 GMT

Yes I can create a local printer with the name test1.

Re: error creating printer through SAM

S.K. Chan — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:51:28 GMT

Try adding test1 using command line.

# /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p -v/dev/null -mrmodel -ocmrcmodel
-osmrsmodel -ob3 -orm -orp -v/dev/null

If this works then your SAM might have problem with managing printers. Let us know.

Re: error creating printer through SAM

Helen French — Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:09:53 GMT

hey,

Does the printer properly configured on the remote system? Is it working properly there? Do you have any network issues connecting to the remote machine? Can you redirect some outputs/files to that pringter?

again some thoughts ...
Shiju