[NTLUG:Discuss] Printing problem fixed

[Mark Bickel]

> From discuss-admin at ntlug.org Sat Feb 19 22:59 CST 2000
> Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 22:25:15 -0600
> From: Peter Koren <pkoren at hex.net>

> I mentioned a printing problem I had with several of you at today's
> NTLUG meeting. I lost the ability to print which persisted between
> reboots.
> 
> I have Suse 6.3 and it has been running properly for some time. Then,
> for some reason, it lost the ability to print.
> 
> I fixed the problem with the command:
> 
> 	# lpc start all
> 
> The fix persists across reboots. Does anybody know which file gets
> changed to save the state of the printers and queues?

On my system (although it uses lprng, not lpr) its in
/var/spool/lpd/myprinter/control.myprinter

you could do an ¨strace lpc start all¨ to get more info.

Mark.Bickel..ericsson.com