topic Re: Printer - can't delete in Operating System - HP-UX

Printer - can't delete

Chrisl_2 — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:53:55 GMT

HPUX 11iv2 PARISC

Hi all,

I'm in that situation again where I need to remove a printer and just can't seem to be able to do it. I get a "printer non-existent" whenever I reference it. SInce getting the error I have:

Note: it is defined as a network printer

mkdir /var/spool/lp/request/printername
touch /etc/lp/interface/printername
touch /etc/lp/member/printername

chmod 755 all
chown lp:bin all
lpshut;lpadmin -xprintername

I have also done all the above, then tried
removequeue -q printername

I have had this problem in the past, can't remember how I got past it (but I didn't have to remove all of my printers)...also, I don't think that I can count on restore spool, as I haven't saved the spool recently.

Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!

Re: Printer - can't delete

Court Campbell — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:36:18 GMT

Does the print queue actually exist? What is your output from lpstat?

Re: Printer - can't delete

OldSchool — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:25:55 GMT

cd to /var/spool/lp, then run

find . -name "xxx" -follow

where xxx is your printer name. you shouldn't find anything. if you do, remove it

Re: Printer - can't delete

Court Campbell — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:49:16 GMT

OS,

that won't remove the data about the queue from pstatus, qstatus, etc.

Re: Printer - can't delete

Geoff Wild — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:45:10 GMT

Why are you???:

mkdir /var/spool/lp/request/printername
touch /etc/lp/interface/printername
touch /etc/lp/member/printername

chmod 755 all
chown lp:bin all
lpshut;lpadmin -xprintername

Did someone delete those files?

If so - you should restore them from your backup...

Then try to delete...

Rgds...Geoff

Re: Printer - can't delete

skt_skt — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:40:15 GMT

what is the method used to create the queue?

did u try -f option with "removequeue"? and what is the exit code on failure?
paste the outputs of

lpstat -vqname;lpstat -oqname;lpstat -pqname;
lpstat -a|grep qname

Re: Printer - can't delete

Haniza — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:25:30 GMT

Hi Chrisl

Try add your printername at /usr:
mkdir /usr/spool/lp/request/printername

Then, delete your printername via:
lpshut;lpadmin -xprintername

Re: Printer - can't delete

Chrisl_2 — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:32:11 GMT

Thanks to all for your responses. The problem seemed to be some corruption somewhere in the printing configuration because I just could not remove the printer. I went thru the process of recreating the printer so that I could try removing it once again. But that didn't work....so, I restored the spooler from sam, then simply lpadmin -xprintername and boom, it was gone.

Re: Printer - can't delete

Chrisl_2 — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:36:49 GMT

restore print spool from sam and then lpadmin -xprintername