topic Re: Printer issue. in Operating System - Tru64 Unix

Printer issue.

vishnu_12 — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:57:04 GMT

When I print reports in alpha GS server, although I specify 2 copies in the print options, I only receive 1 copy.
used this commond
#lp -c -d -n2

pritcap entry is
abc249|lp249:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp249err:\
:lp=/:\
:rm=xyz.xy.com:\
:rp=text:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd249:\
:xf=/usr/lbin/xf:

Your help will be a great favour for me.

Re: Printer issue.

Johan Brusche — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 08:33:40 GMT

Vishnu,

Since this is a REMOTE print queue the local lpd does not execute any filter actions, whatever filter you specify in printcap ( this is to comply with lpd RFC). The usual workaround is to create a local printqueue with a home-made filter that pipes x copies to the remote lpd.

Rgds,
Johan.

Re: Printer issue.

Johan Brusche — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 08:50:17 GMT

Q:

How can you send "lpr" switches to a remote printer?

A:

Create a "pass-through" printcap entry that points to the original
printcap entry for the remote printer. As an example, assume your
remote printer entry looks like this.

lp5|5|dot matrix printer:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp5err:\
:lp=:\
:rm=tom.digital.com:\
:rp=lp2:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd5:

And you want to print multiple copies to the printer. When you do
lpr -#2 -P5 filename
you only get one copy. The remote system doesn't interpret the multiple
copies switch on lpr. Create another printcap entry that looks like
this.
lp8|8|pass-through entry:\
:lp=/dev/null:\
:mx#0:\
:of=/usr/lbin/passtolp5:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd8:

Then create a file called /usr/lbin/passtolp5 that looks like this.
Make sure the mode of this file is 755.

#!/bin/csh -f
/bin/cat | lpr -Plp5

Now to print 2 copies of filename to printer lp5, do the following.

# lpr -#2 -P8 filename

Re: Printer issue.

Paul_504 — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 08:57:31 GMT

I have the same problem as vishnu, and vishnu, I empathize. I've been busy trying to solve this all day.

Johan, would the command then work as it's meant to if the printer was locally connected??

Re: Printer issue.

Michael Schulte zur Sur — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:09:52 GMT

Johan,

I am using tcp/ip printing instead of bsd and it works fine for me. Are there any differences?

below the printcap entry and the services entry. If your printserver supports raw ports this might be an alternative.

greetings,

Michael

abc249|lp249:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp249err:\
:lp=@xyz.xy.com/lpt1:\
:of=/usr/lbin/lpf_crlf -l72:\
:rp=text:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd249:\
:xf=/usr/lbin/xf:

entries in /etc/services
lpt1 9100/tcp
lpt2 9101/tcp
lpt3 9102/tcp
lpt4 9103/tcp
lpt5 9104/tcp
lpt6 9105/tcp

Re: Printer issue.

Johan Brusche — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:45:39 GMT

Paul,

Yes, printer 8 is local, will use it's input/output filters, producing filtered output (eg multiple copies) ,which is then piped to the remote printer.

Michael,

Yes, tcp printing is different in that respect and would be an alternate (and less difficult to implement) solution.

Rgds,
__Johan__

Re: Printer issue.

Paul_504 — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:58:12 GMT

Johan, hi

I followed step for step the solution you gave, but it doesn't seem to want to work. I get the error:

# lpr -#2 -P1
lpr: No entry in /etc/printcap entry for printer: 1

My printcap file is as follow:

lp0|0|remote_sys:\
:lf=/usr/adm/lp0err:\
:lp=:\
:mx#0:\
:pl#66:\
:pw#100:\
:rm=remote_sys:\
:rp=text:\
:rw:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd0:\
lp1|1|pass_through:\
:lp=/dev/null:\
:mx#0:\
:of=/usr/lbin/passtolp0:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd1:\

Printing purely through lp0 is fine, but when I redirect it as you've said, it complains. Any ideas??

Re: Printer issue.

Michael Schulte zur Sur — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 10:03:19 GMT

Paul,

:sd=/usr/spool/lpd0:\
should be
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd0:

\ is a continue sign and at the moment you have only one printer definition and not two.

greetings,

Michael

Re: Printer issue.

Paul_504 — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 10:11:54 GMT

Michael, nice one!

It has just gone through!!!

Thank you for the input, I appreciate it 10 fold. I can now happily go home unfrustrated :-).

Vishnu, score them all 20 :-)

Re: Printer issue.

nelson chan_4 — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:48:37 GMT

The solution really helpful, it was great for me to solve the same problem in alpha box.

But recently i have a same problem in redhat linux v8.0 box, since it was using the latest lprng. Can anyone give me a hand on it.

Below are my configuration file.

lp1:\
lp=xlp1@localhost:\
bounce_queue=true:\
pl#66:\
mx=0:\
ff:\
sd=/user/spool/lp1:

xlp1:\
lp=COM1@it.printer:\
bounce_queue=true:\
sd=/user/spool/xlp1:

thank you!!