lpstat: can't open printer status file

[Balakumar M]

Hi All,
Printer is not printing, actually was configured as remote printer (print server), Previously its was printing well, Error I am facing now is
lpstat -t
scheduler is not running
no system default destination
lpstat: can't open printer status file

I tried to restart the printer service also still the same error,
Could any one help me to solve this issue.

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

Try the following commands

# /sbin/rc2.d/S720lp stop
# /sbin/rc2.d/S720lp start

This should fix it.

Michael

[Printaporn_1]

1. may be lpsched hang

lpshut
ps -ef | grep lpsched
kill all existing lpsched
lpsched -v
lpstat -t

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if problem still persist check /etc/lp ,
/var/spool/lp if something wrong , may be need to restore these directory.

[Shahul]

Hi

Do these following

#cd /var/spool/lp
#rm SCHEDLOCK
#lpshut
#ps -ef |grep lp

If it showing that lpsched is running, Kill that manually.
#lpsched
#lpstst -t
I hope now ur problem will get solved. If still problem please go through these directories

/var/spool/lp/*
/var/adm/lp/*
/etc/lp/*
/usr/lib/lp/*

Best of luck


Shahul

[SUDHAKARAN. · Accepted solution]

Hi Balakumar,

You may be getting this error because of the file permissions on almost all the files under /var/spool/lp.
Best way to approach this problem is by suing SAM to save and restore the printer configuration.This will set the file permissions under var/spool/lp to lp:bin

Hope this of some help.
Regards,
S.Sudhakaran.

[Haniza]

Hi

It is possible that the lp directory/files permission/ownership is wrong.

Ensure that you have them as the following:
# ll -d /var/spool/lp (755 lp:bin)

Check pstatus & qstatus (644 lp:lp)

# ll /etc/lp/member (755 lp:bin)

# ll -d /usr/bin/lp (4555 root:bin)