Jetadmin: Printer not deleted from spool

[Cvg_1]

Hi all,

Jetadmin wouldn't let me add a printer to the spooler because it regarded it already as added (yet it didn't exist in /var/spool/lp/request), here's the message:

Enter the lp destination name (default=p4353, q - quit): p2345

p1646 exists already. Try another name!


So I've tried to delete it but it wont let me because apparently it doesn't exist either. Message:

Enter the lp destination name (q - quit): p2345
lpstat: "p2345" not a request id or a destination


Cannot delete p2345!


Is there any way I can delete it? As said before, the printer doesn't exist in /var/spool/request, neither in /var/spool/lp/interface/model.orig.


Regards,

Ciro

[Geoff Wild]

Why does it say "p1646 exists already" when you are adding p2345?

Looks like some sort of conflict with that printer name..

If you don't need p1646 , then delete it, then try adding p2345

Rgds...Geoff

[Cvg_1]

Sorry, I didn't edit the message and didn't notice I pasted the wrong output, here's the two messages again:

When I try to add it:

Enter the lp destination name (default=p4353, q - quit): p2345

p2345 exists already. Try another name!

When I try to delete it:

Enter the lp destination name (q - quit): p2345
lpstat: "p2345" not a request id or a destination


Cannot delete p2345!


Sorry again for the mistake.

[OldSchool]

Check both /var/spool/lp/interface and /etc/lp/interface for evidence of either name. You're going to be looking for a name like "p2345*" or "p1646*".

I suspect (but cannot prove) that p1646 is linked to p2345, either a "hard" or "symbolic" link.

[OldSchool]

ok, i'm missed a post. disregard the stuff about a link. however; you still need to check both directories and manually remove files as necessary

[Geoff Wild]

You shouldn't remove files unless you really know what you are doing.

It could be the reason you are in this state now.

Try this:

lpshut ; lpadmin -xp2345 ; lpsched -v


Rgds...Geoff

[Cvg_1]

Hello,

It's solved now, thanks for your help. I hadn't deleted any file though. Apparently this printer was "added" by someone else.


Thanks and regards,

Ciro