Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 16:02:02 -0600 From: GB Clark <gclarkii@vsservices.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Fw: lpd and lprm broken? Message-ID: <20021125160202.05d75190.gclarkii@vsservices.com>
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Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 15:56:33 -0600
From: Peter Elsner <peter@servplex.com>
To: gclarkii@vsservices.com
Subject: lpd and lprm broken?
Hello All...
Something appears to be broken with lpq and lprm. I'm writing a Perl
script to
easily allow users to manage printers/jobs from a easy to use interface.
1st problem (lpq): man lpq displays the use as follows:
NAME
lpq - spool queue examination program
SYNOPSIS
lpq [-a] [-l] [-Pprinter] [job # ...] [user ...]
lpq -a (works fine)
lpq -l (doesn't return anything)
lpq -Pprinter (works fine)
lpq job# and lpq user (don't work).
Examples follow:
spxdev:root# lpq -a
lsjd1p2:
spxdev.servplex.com: Warning: lsjd1p2 is down:
spxdev.servplex.com: Warning: no daemon present
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
1st peter 13 (standard input) 785 bytes
(LPD Server):
spxdev:root# lpq -l
(LPD Server):
spxdev:root# lpq -Plsjd1p2
spxdev.servplex.com: Warning: lsjd1p2 is down:
spxdev.servplex.com: Warning: no daemon present
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
1st peter 13 (standard input) 785 bytes
(LPD Server):
spxdev:root# lpq 13
(LPD Server):
spxdev:root# lpq peter
(LPD Server):
spxdev:root#
2nd problem (lprm): man lprm displays the use as follows:
NAME
lprm - remove jobs from the line printer spooling queue
SYNOPSIS
lprm [-Pprinter] [-] [job # ...] [user ...]
lprm -Plsjd1p2 (none of the above work at all)
spxdev:root# lprm -Plsjd1p2
(LPD Server):
Cancel Function Not Supported
spxdev:root# lprm -
(LPD Server):
Cancel Function Not Supported
spxdev:root# lprm 13
(LPD Server):
Cancel Function Not Supported
spxdev:root# lprm peter
(LPD Server):
Cancel Function Not Supported
spxdev:root#
Now, it does work if (and only if) I enter the following:
lprm -Plsjd1p2 13
spxdev:root# lprm -Plsjd1p2 13
dfA013spxdev.servplex.com dequeued
cfA013spxdev.servplex.com dequeued
(LPD Server):
Cancel Function Not Supported
spxdev:root#
It does actually remove the print job but still gives the Cancel Function
Not Supported message...
System is 4.7-STABLE. and I went back to another server that is running
4.4-STABLE and got the same results
which indicates that this has been broken for some time.
Any help or insight anyone might be able to provide, would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Peter Elsner
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