I have about 30 printersprint queues defined and this happens a couple of times a. Apr 17, 2018 the operating system treats a physical printer as merely the destination of a print job generated by and passed through a system printer, referred to in the rest of this article as a printer. Because the version we are stuck on is not officially supported by the vendor i had to do some reverse engineering to figure out. I installed a printer via scoadmin, hp network printer manager with network peripheral name hostname and ipadres are in etchosts. Hi there, i have a print queue which has no jobs queued and shows running status. At all other times, when that printer is not despooling and reports no state information, the printer is considered to be ready and idle. Use the d option with the lp command to print to a specific printer. If you want to learn more than just how to set up or manage virtual printers on aix, this article is for you. Using lpstat prints the status of all your print requests made by lp to the default or designated printer. How to write a batch script on windows if clearing your print queue by restarting the print spooler service is something you think youll be doing more than onceor youd just rather not go through the trouble of using the services appyou can also create a simple batch file to do the job. I can do pdf2ps and print, but this is a manual process, i need an automated process which will print the pdfs fine from aix 7. Printing for fun and profit under aix 5l march 2001 sg24601800 international technical support organization. Configuration dialog you get this dialog by pressing the printer configuration.
The spooling subsystem first displays remote print requests on the local queue. End user sends a request to print a file using any of the print commands lp,lpr,qprt,enq to the print queue. It specifies the dev file printer device that should be used. When the last queue for a device is a removed, you will be prompted to see if you want to remove the print device. The most visible part of a printer is a print queue. The second entry contains the clients local queue name followed by the remote queue name. I would like to set up a printer devicequeue in aix 4. If there is no response to the pings, verify the printers network connection. To change an individual users default queue use export lpdest queue in the users. The first entry contains the clients local queue and local device name and its status information.
Useful when a printer queue does not want to restart despite all your best efforts. This should allow you to identify which queue is local, and which remote. Aix print queue stuck in running status aix print queue stuck in running status saira78 technicaluser op 29 sep 03 12. Now i have a couple printer queues constantly going down. What works in our systems is to disable the queue, make a copy of the print job, then cancel the queued job.
If the queue matches the given status then return ok. Find answers to aix print queues constantly going down from the expert community at experts exchange. On the ibm aix operating system, usage of cups is not recommended. I need to create a print queue in aix to be able to print directly to pdf or a network based printer from a informix based application generofourj. I have about 30 printers print queues defined and this happens a couple of times a. This protocol does not work if the generate pdf service is installed and livecycle. The request goes to varspoollpdqdir a copy of the request goes to the spool directory varspoolqdaemon.
Before the creation of pdf, people exchanged complex documents online as postscript. The following list identifies print queue status conditions. To check what jobs are pending for a particular printer, use the lpstat p command. To check the status of your print jobs, click select on the status button near the bottom of the print tool window. How to monitor and maintain printing via unix basis. I am trying to redirect reports from a software program that are meant to be printed. Here are a few options that you can use when executing mkque. Applies to smit in aix using the command smitty print. Printing pdf from aix 7 solutions experts exchange. How to cancel or delete a stuck print job in windows. Aix print commandsplease read the article aix print commands more on unixmantra. After you have set up the print queue for a printer on your red hat linux system, you can type commands in a terminal window to print and check the status of the print queue. Aix print queues constantly going down solutions experts. Converting aix print queues to linux chainringcircus.
You can search forum titles, topics, open questions, and answered questions. When the remote machine begins to process the remote print job, the status display for the print job moves to the remote queue. If the status is down, try enabling the print queue enable lp1. Checking the print queue status openwindows users guide. This is configured with generic ascii format and i am. In unix, how do i print files and list or remove print jobs.
I would like to set up a printer device queue in aix 4. There is an application running on the system that has a print button, which sends print files to the default printer. This is the name that you assigned to the printer during configuration. I want a way to send all the current and future print jobs of a getting fixed printer to another print queue. It is managed by the print manager or the printer folders in the windows 95style user interfaces.
If the status remains down, try pinging the printer ping c4 lp1. I am trying to create a printer queue, on a sunos 5. It will print all graphic, text, pdf, and postscript files submitted from windows clients. If a printer or device is added as a tty device, the queuing system looks for. Rightclick on the printer in question, and then select open printer queue.
Its reasonable to increase queue depths about 50% at a time. Use the lpstat command to determine the status of the lp print service. My problem occurs when i try to send a test print job via the web interface or a pdf to the printer via commandline using lp d pdf file. What i am trying to find out is if there is a way to set the next tray it trys to use if tray 4 is empty to tray 3, then tray 2, then tray 1. Linux lpstat command help and examples computer hope. The uits central servers at indiana university, in particular, support both varieties.
However, the nf configuration file knows of two related directives that control how such a file will be. As referred to by the win32 api, a printer is comprised of the printer driver, the print queue, and. If the status is down, try enabling the print queue. Otherwise, the print jobs will queue up on the aix machine in the usrspoolqdaemon directory, but the lpq command will not show these jobs and they will not be printed. The naming convention for this file changed at aix 4. Restarting allows the next job to print, and then the queue is in a down status again. The following sections provide an overview of the basic printing commands.
A job hits the queue, changes the queue status from ready to down. You should use some systematic approach when naming the print queue. Printing for fun and profit under aix 5l ibm redbooks. Assign values to the attributes explained earlier in this article. Once you then enable the queue, any other jobs in queue will process successfully. This status is set when the print file is printing. The command chque, as given in the question, is used to manage attributes of the queue. Cloudenable your ibm power data center using aix simplify management, security and high availability tasks.
Only when the print is initiated from aix 7 it prints gibberish. Aix, the operating system on the research database complex rdc, has its own print commands, but it also. Output service throws an unknown error while printing using cifs. I have tried to disableenable it multiple times with no results. Type smitty rmpq to remove virtual printer, queues, and print devices in one step. Specifies that a user created a queue on a device file that another queue is using and that the status. Understanding aix print queues three parts to an aix queue port on the system parallel port on risc box serial connection on concentrator network connection physical. Bring the new queue down and back up so the queue registers as ready.
You can check the status of your own jobs in the print queue, determine which printers you can use, or determine request ids of your jobs if you want to cancel them. In my configuration, if a user turns off their hp laser jet for any length of time, my rs6000 daemon will sense a problem with the printer and stop the queue causing a restart. Aix print queue stuck in running status georgesz technicaluser 6 oct 03 15. Uses the qconfig file to initialize the printer into the proper format. The scrolling status window lists by job, size in kb, and time all of your files or jobs for the selected printer in the print queue as shown in figure 104. Determining printer status solaris advanced users guide. Whenever i try to send anything to the printer, i simply get back an unsupported documentformat exception. The program calls a list of defined printer queues to choose from for the output. When i check with lpstat it is showing down and all the jobs are showing in print queue. While most ibm aix administrators know how to set up print queues and manage printing through the system management interface tool smit or the general print commands, theres more to printing on the unix system.
It reports paper out, cleans up after a print job is cancelled, initializes the printer before printing. The scrolling status window lists by job, size in kb, and time all of your files or jobs for the selected printer in. To check the status of an aix print queue for example, lp1. By danny in forum macromedia director lingo replies. This is the status of a queue when everything involved with the queue is ready to queue and print a job. General problem solving steps when print jobs hang in aix. If possible i would not like to use any thirth party software. Experts with gold status have received one of our highestlevel expert awards, which recognize experts for their valuable contributions. The following shows the directory listing of varspoollpdqdir with jobs queued at aix 4. This status is set when a user creates a queue on a device file that another. Configuring the brother print server queue server mode in bindery emulation mode using. Creating a print queue in aix using the command line is easy.
Sometimes systems administrators choose cute names such as kermit, piggy, elmo. I have setup a printer and queue using smit and i have set the default tray to 4. The spooler does not know what type of job it is queuing. To remove the two virtual print queues previously created in this article, simply execute these. Once i clear all the jobs, it is showing in ready state but again when i give test print, it is showing in down state and print job is in queue. How to add an aix print queue to point to a remote print server. Aix print queues also go down on outofpaper condition. Whether you entered the incorrect queue name, no longer need the print queue, or simply want to see how to remove a queue, removing a virtual print queue in aix is easy.
Clear and restart the print spooler with a batch file. Starting the queue allows one job to print, and then the queue is down again. Making a ps2pdf print queue university of virginia. Unknown, specifies that a user created a queue on a device file that. We then resubmit the print job that caused the hang. Configuring the iscsi adapter in aix 265 updating the flat file of an iscsi target265 adding a staticallydiscovered iscsi target into odm266 iv aix. My problem occurs when i try to send a test print job via the web interface or a pdf to the printer via commandline using lp d. You can use either system v or bsd unix print commands.
View status and perform the necessary actions to diagnose or resolve the possible problem settings with the print queue. For example, if i have a hp laserjet 4 printer on the second floor in room 210, i might name the queue room210hplj4 because this makes it easy to find the printer. Select the queue to remove and press the enter key to remove the queue. Tracks print job requests and the printers available to handle them. To change an individual users default queue use export lpdest in the users. The status of printers and print jobs are updated by the win32 spooler during the despool of a print job. The various implementations of unix handle printing tasks in different ways. The base operating system spooler is not specifically a print job spooler but a generic spooling system that can be used for queuing various types of jobs, including print jobs to a printer queue. The available banner pages depend on the local system configuration. You can easily see the forums that you own, are a member of, and are following. I recently rerouted all my aix traffic from one server over to a pt to pt t1 line because our telnet sessions were continuously dropping on the comcast business internet line. In other words, the cable from the system to the network is functional.
In order to get this information to a file, i need the file to appear as a print queue. To see the status of print jobs you have sent to the queue of the default printer that are still waiting, enter. I spent the last week working on a project to convert all of the forms printing at the circus from an aix server to a linux server. I can do pdf2ps and print, but this is a manual process, i need an automated process which will print the pdf s fine from aix 7. To correct this, bring down the other queue or fix the problem with the printer. You then redirect output to a raw network print queue. To enable a queue whose status is down only user with admin privileges can run this command. Im having problems with queue daemon after removeing a queue. How to monitor and maintain printing via unix basis corner. Printer queuing system status conditions ibm knowledge center. Hi friends, i am facing an issue with printer in aix os. Maintains queues of outstanding requests and sends them to the proper device at the proper time. Print queue status running, queue is stuck yegolev technicaluser 19 sep 03 15. Aix print queues have virtual printers and print devices associated with each queue.
Most successful aix and unix administrators thrive on. At aix 3 use vi and move the queue and queue device stanzas in etcqconfig. If nothing prints on your printer, the cause may be the psf6000 print queue. Configuring the iscsi adapter in aix 265 updating the flat file of an iscsi target265 adding a staticallydiscovered iscsi target into odm266 iv aix version 5. If the status remains down, try pinging the printer. When i print directly from the 2003 server, its prints fine. If the status is stuck in sending, run fixq, press enter followed by the printer name ie. Most systems, however, understand either the bsd or system v commands, or in some cases, both.
Troubleshooting if you have any problems printing to a netware printer, perform the. Starting a printer queue is almost the same as stopping it. Go to show status of the print server subsystem and check if the print server is running. Stopping a printer queue under aix is something that helps when a printer is marked as down.
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