Re: AIX 5.2 qdaemon / spooler system

From: Wesley Joyce (wjoyce@UVI.EDU)
Date: Tue Dec 09 2003 - 19:58:30 EST


Thanks, I will try that.

At 02:42 PM 12/9/2003, Kopel, Diego wrote:

>On /etc/qconfig :
>Set backend = /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/piorlfb -f ! -T60 (-T60 increases the
>timeout to one hour), similar flag for others backends
>
>Also modify this line on /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/piorlfb:
>
>typeset piorlfb_rbflags="-T60" # rembak flags
>
>After that restart the qdaemon.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of
>Wesley Joyce
>Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 11:27 AM
>To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
>Subject: AIX 5.2 qdaemon / spooler system
>
>I have an issue with some print queues on a 5.2 host. It appears that when
>jobs are sent too fast to the printer, the print queue goes down.
>
>ROOT@adminen P650#:/home/root[PROD]> qchk -PACTPRN2
>Queue Dev Status Job Files User PP % Blks Cp
>Rnk
>------- ----- --------- --- ------------------ ---------- ---- -- ----- ---
>---
>ACTPRN2 @pser DOWN
> QUEUED 773 /banproc/gurjobs/s
>gurjobs 165 1 1
> QUEUED 782
>phrdcon.lis henleyj 104 1 2
> QUEUED 795 /banproc/gurjobs/r
>gurjobs 35 1 3
> QUEUED 796 /banproc/gurjobs/r
>gurjobs 15 1 4
> QUEUED 799 /banproc/gurjobs/r
>gurjobs 1 1 5
> QUEUED 803 /banproc/gurjobs/r
>gurjobs 36 1 6
> QUEUED 805 /banproc/gurjobs/r
>gurjobs 15 1 7
>ACTPRN2: status: idle
>ACTPRN2: status: idle
>ACTPRN2: status: idle
>ACTPRN2: status: idle
>ACTPRN2: status: idle
>
>
>If I re-enable the queue, the jobs print. Is there some kind of tuning
>that can be preformed to slow down the sending of jobs to the printer from
>the queue? How can I diagnosis what the cause of the problem is. I do not
>experience this issue with a 4.3.3 host with the same printer queue and
>printer.
>PS the printer queues where migrated over from the 4.3.3 to the 5.2 host.
>
>
>
>Wesley Joyce, Systems Administrator
>Information Technology
>University of the Virgin Islands
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