Having trouble creating new VMS Print Queue

[Jorge Cocomess]

I am running OpenVMS 7.3-2 -- I have been able to create these queues in the past without any issue at all until today. After I tried to init the queue for the and I got this message "%JBC-I-QUENOTMOD, modifications not made to running queue" The queue hasn't been initialized yet at this point, so it couldn't be running.

What's wrong with this picture??

I can really use the help.

Thank you in advance.

Jorge

[David B Sneddon]

Jorge,

What EXACTLY did you type in.?
Is the queue name you are using a logical
that points to a queue that is running?
Please provide a log of the session.

Dave

[Jon Pinkley · Accepted solution]

First, make sure there isn't a logical name that has the same name as the queue.

I.e. if the queue name is JORGE_LP, and you have a logical JORGE_LP that is defined as LINE_PRINTER, and LINE_PRINTER is a valid QUEUE name, you could get the results you are seeing.

Here's an example:

$ sho log abc
%SHOW-S-NOTRAN, no translation for logical name ABC
$ init/que abc/bat/start/on=sigma::
$ sho que abc
Batch queue ABC, idle, on SIGMA::
$ init/que abc/bat/start/on=sigma::
%JBC-I-QUENOTMOD, modifications not made to running queue
$ def new abc
$ init/que new/bat/start/on=sigma::
%JBC-I-QUENOTMOD, modifications not made to running queue
$

If that isn't the problem, then:

When are the queues being initialized? During startup or at some later time?
What message do you get when you do a show queue
What has changed since "the past" when you could create them, i.e. any new patches, O/S upgrade etc.

More details will get you better answers.

[Martin Hughes]

Looks like the queue is in fact started already, which is why you are getting this error. Perhaps the queue is autostart enabled?. Can you post the output for a SHOW QUEUE/FUL and provide some more details regarding the sequence of events led you to this point?.

[Hoff]

I'd typically initialize (create) the queue only once, and would then start it at reboot. I'd certainly consider keeping the initialization commands around if I needed to rebuild the queues.

It is certainly feasible to set the queue manager to autostart the queues.

INITIALIZE/QUEUE creates the queue, while INITIALIZE/QUEUE/START both creates and initializes the queue.

If the queue was not set to autostart or was otherwise stopped, you can START /QUEUE the queue.

To set the queues to autostart, you can use the ENABLE AUTOSTART /QUEUES command.

I'd also tend to use the /ON command, rather than defaulting the node name.

At the queue level, the SHOW QUEUE /FULL command will show if autostart is enabled.

[Jorge Cocomess]

The problem I was having seem no longer a problem after I logged off and logged back in. I don't know where or what environment I was in that I couldn't do what I've been able to do for years.

Thanks!!

Jorge

[Jorge Cocomess]

No problem after all.