Remote Print of File Over 2GB

[Puff]

We are having issues printing a file larger than 2GB to a remote print queue. We are running HP-UX 11.31. We have increased the size of /var/spool/lp by creating a mounted FS for it and enabled it for large files. Any help would be great.

Thanks!

[Bill Hassell]

Like most Unix systems, they started as 32bit OS and filesystems. 2 GB is the largest value that can be represented by 32 bits. So your remote computer cannot handle files larger than 2 GB. Talk to the remote print server administrator to see if this can be increased. If not, get the printer onto the network and forget remote print servers. Print direct to the network printer.

[Puff]

We are getting the following error and the receiving server does not even get contacted by the sending server:

lp: can't access file "file we are sending"
lp: request not accepted

[Bill Hassell]

Ahh...the problem is on your local system. Your /var filesystem is likely not largefile capable. Type this command:

fsadm /var

It will report either: largefiles or nolargefiles

To convert /var to largefiles, use the command:

fsadm -o largefiles /var

You might as well convert all the others that are nolargefiles.

[Puff]

Large files is enabled and there is enough space in /var to handle the print file.

[OldSchool]

so, somebody enters something like the following at the commandline:

lp -d this_file

and gets:

lp: can't access file "this_file"
lp: request not accepted"


without changing directories, what does

ls -l this_file

say? lp seems to be complaining that it can't read, or find, the file to process.

[Puff]

I even tried to change the permissions to 777 and it still will not work. Is there a 2G limit for lp? Can not get an answer from HP on this.

[Puff]

Just got the offical word from HP that there is a 2G lp file size limit. We are requesting HP to fix this.

[Olivier Masse]

From my experience with ERs like this one, don't get your hopes too high for a quick fix. It might take a while. I suggest you investigate alternatives such as splitting your documents, or using an enterprise print spooler instead of LP such as HP Output Server (which, if I'm correct, is the descendant of dazel).

[Dennis Handly]

>Is there a 2G limit for lp? Can not get an answer from HP on this.

Using tusc would show this error right away.