error creating printer through SAM

[Tom Sepka]

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

[S.K. Chan]

Use command line to remove the printer.

# lpshut
# lpadmin -xtest1
# lpsched

[Tom Sepka]

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

[Helen French]

hey,

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

Shiju

[Tom Sepka]

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.

[Helen French]

hey,

does it work with any other name ? say -test2

just some thoughts ..

Shiju

[Tom Sepka]

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.

[Deshpande Prashant]

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.

[Helen French]

hey,

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

Shiju

[Tom Sepka]

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

[S.K. Chan]

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.

[Helen French]

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