rcp error message in /var/spool/lp/log file

[KEVIN SHEPPARD]

Has anyone come across the following error message in the /var/spool/lp/log file?

rcp: Line is not a slave line or is busy.

This only happens on an Ad-hoc basis, and has occurred on most of our system printers. The job will queue as normal - lpstat will list the job, but the request will not print and will produce the above message.

[Helen French]

Hi Kevin,

Just a thought:

1) Check /etc/inetd.conf. If there is a # at the beginning of this line remove it:
printer stream rcp nowait root /usr/lib/rlpdaemon rlpdaemon

2)Check /etc/services. If the following is missing, add it to the file:

printer 515/tcp spooler

3) Restart inetd services with 'inetd -c'

HTH,
Shiju