Each time a user sends a job to the printer, the print service creates two files that describe the job request and places one each in the usrspoollptemp and. Aix, the operating system on the research database complex rdc, has its own print commands, but it also. In order to get this information to a file, i need the file to appear as a print queue. Applies to smit in aix using the command smitty print.
However if a do a pdf print, the printer acts weird. Printing pdf from aix 7 solutions experts exchange. Im having problems with queue daemon after removeing a queue. Even more, comparing the syslogd on aix to another unix, ex. Boot and console messages can be used to identify and fix problems. Once the request is finished, the information in the files is combined and appended to the file varlp logs requests, which is described in the next section. When the last queue for a device is a removed, you will be prompted to see if you want to remove the print device. By default the logs are actually in varadmras you can change that behavior by configuring nf. Only when the print is initiated from aix 7 it prints gibberish. End user sends a request to print a file using any of the print commands lp,lpr,qprt,enq to the print queue. Apr 09, 2012 all document are property of shivakant, do not copy ibm, aix, hacmp, are registered trade mark of ibmaix print queue related troubleshootingstep 1check for system date and verify that it is correctthe qdaemon automatically rebuilds the qconfig.
Substitute print queue name with the name of the print queue you just created and ascii filename with an ascii file on the aix server such as etchosts or something similar. Hi all, just want to ask if theres any way to log print activity user, file, timeetc for a particular printer in aix 4. The command chque, as given in the question, is used to manage attributes of the queue. Look into npswarn, npskill stuff in performance management guide changing the boot device order. How can i clone aix print queus solutions experts exchange. Solutions guide for creating a aix print queue using smit. And as much as information we can see in the print. The best aix seems to offer is the ability to log accounting details of the print jobs to a file, this is turned off by default.
This should allow you to identify which queue is local, and which remote. Local printing in aix and nothing prints, but the job disappears. All document are property of shivakant, do not copy ibm, aix, hacmp, are registered trade mark of ibmaix print queue related troubleshootingstep 1check for system date and verify that it is correctthe qdaemon automatically rebuilds the qconfig. I would like to set up a printer device queue in aix 4. You can also learn about the concepts and procedures for print spooling and printer backend functions. Once the print request is finished, the information in the files is combined and appended to the varlplogsrequests file. Additional info as of 20160217 when the at command fails, mail contains the following cron job failure message. Aix system logs files hello, i just want to know logs files for these actions listed below. After you copy unixlinux filters, you can configure the print queue. If the status remains down, try pinging the printer. To configure a local printer, a print and queue device need to be created a print device is needed to connect the print driver to the physical port the printer is attached to.
I developed the lptran command listing 2 to provide the transfer functionality that the normal aix lp spooler lacks. How to monitor and maintain printing via unix basis. Choose you print q f4 to list select 3 accounting file. The following shows the directory listing of varspoollpdqdir with jobs queued at aix 4. The system can save output fr om one or mor e files in the queue.
If traffic activity is light and few print jobs get sent through, the administrator can probably ignore the print queue as long as it continues. This process continues until each job in the queue has been printed. How to grab print job details and log in aix hello friends, i need a help, as i want to do print audit, in aix server, so i need to grab all the print jobs which are been printed on printers install on aix server and i need to periodically monitor the create a log, which should contain. Aix printing always prints additional header page aix forum. Use the information in the varspoollplogs directory if you need to track the status of. When a job is done system processes the next job in the queue. I am trying to find a way to print from aix directly to a windows pdf printer. Commands categorical list of commands printing and spoolers aix print asa prints fortran files to in lineprinter conventions. When the receive a job command is sent by rembak to a remote server, a positive acknowledgment should be received by rembak before proceeding with sending datafiles.
Printing for fun and profit under aix 5l march 2001 sg24601800 international technical support organization. I want a way to send all the current and future print jobs of a getting fixed printer to another print queue. Bsd to turn on debugging,specify the output file path. Type pwd to make sure that you are in the varspoollprequests directory. To check what jobs are queued to print on a printer named ps99, you would enter. Is there any way to keep the aix queue from being disabled automatically. The following procedure cleans out all print jobs in the unix print queues. Lazysystemadmin aix view aix boot and console logs. Now i want to configureenable the logs for the printers zebra. This command will send the file to the print queue on the remote print server. The first entry contains the clients local queue and local device name and its status information.
Converting aix print queues to linux chainringcircus. Ive looked at the print accounting pac command but it only has the user and the number of pages. To change an individual users default queue use export lpdest queue in the users. Aix aix tips backup centos cluster database esx gpfs hmc howtos hpux installation itm linux lvm networking nim others performance perl rhel shell scripting solaris storage tools unix virtualization vmware wintools wpar. Use the information in the varspoollp logs if you need to track the status of a print request that is currently in the queue. Once the print jobs coming in from clients are received on the freebsd system and placed in the print spool, they are metered out at a slower rate to the various printers. The usual file locations are empty or non existent.
The program calls a list of defined printer queues to choose from for the output. This command can move either a single print job to another queue or all print jobs from one queue to another. If the status is down, try enabling the print queue. Print queue status running, queue is stuck yegolev technicaluser 19 sep 03 15. 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. The uits central servers at indiana university, in particular, support both varieties. Aix places each print job into a queue to await printer availability. On the remote server lpd, by monitoring port 515, receives and processes the job to the selected printer multiple jobs submitted on a single command line to either a local or remote print queue is not supported. If your output is from your aix program is postscript then you can directly use ghostscript to convert the ps to pdf in a local printer queue. I have successfully registered the printer queue on my box as below. T o handle print jobs with maximum ef ficiency, the aix operating system places each job into a queue to await printer availability. If during a print request enqqprtlpr the spooler would detect a discrepancy between qconfig and qconfig. In unix, how do i print files and list or remove print jobs. Once the print request is finished, the information in the files is combined and appended to the varlp logs requests file.
The naming convention for this file changed at aix 4. It specifies the dev file printer device that should be used. There is no documents\pdf adobe pdf port port available in the list. You can generate the pdfs a specific topic or section by following the instructions in the create your own pdf of a. Each time a user sends a job to the printer, the print service creates two files that describe the job request and places one each in the usrspoollptemp and usrspoollprequests directories the information about the job is split into two files so that the system can keep sensitive information secure in the usrspoollprequests directory. How to add an aix print queue to point to a remote print server. I am trying to redirect reports from a software program that are meant to be printed. 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. List all print queues manage print queues add a print queue add an additional printer to an existing print change show print queue characteristics spa o. If i run at lov immediately after submitting the job, i see it in the queue to be ran at the appropriate time. Type smitty rmpq to remove virtual printer, queues, and print devices in one step. Select the queue to remove and press the enter key to remove the queue. March 2015 v updated the following topics with a note that states that the aix operating system does not support usb printers.
Smc4103 this name is added in the etchosts name of the queue on remote server. If you are familiar with linux and solaris where the logs are typically in varlogmessages and varadmmessages, looking for the logs on an aix system might be frustrating at first. Converting aix print queues to linux posted on february 26, 2010 by judson bishop 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. It has been used since for migrating virtual queues between like oslevels as well as from aix v4. Learn how to print files, manage the progress of print requests, configure printers. To find what jobs are queued on the default printer, at the unix prompt, enter. Printing and print jobs printing in aix offers a myriad of configuration and setup options. To check the status of an aix print queue for example, lp1. The various implementations of unix handle printing tasks in different ways. Most systems, however, understand either the bsd or system v commands, or in some cases, both. If the status is down, try enabling the print queue enable lp1.
Hello friends, i need a help, as i want to do print audit, in aix server, so i need to grab all the print jobs which are been printed on printers install on aix server and i need to periodically monitor the create a log, which should contain. 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. At aix 3 use vi and move the queue and queue device stanzas in etcqconfig. Execute lpshut at a unix command line to shut down unix print services. 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. For a strange reason, the default install on an aix install will not place entrys in etcnf, leaving a totl userless syslogd. My aix system queue is disabled after a while and i have to restart it again. When we use this print queue to print a pdf file, it is printed nicely. A print queue technically is a pair of stanzas or paragraphs in the file etcqconfig. Pdf document stays in print queue learn adobe acrobat. The second entry contains the clients local queue name followed by the remote queue name.
Do i need to configure the log for each individual print queue or only single log file will be enough for all the logs. My aix system queue is disabled automatically brooksnet. If the status is stuck in sending, run fixq, press enter followed by the printer name ie. Printing for fun and profit under aix 5l ibm redbooks. Print to windows pdf printer from aix unix and linux forums. Execute cd varspoollprequests to change to the printing spool directory. Most recently, it was confirmed to work for migrating virtual printer queues from aix v4.
When i print directly from the 2003 server, its prints fine. I am trying to print pdf reports generated through xml publisher onto a remote printer via a windows print server. Because the version we are stuck on is not officially supported by the vendor i had to do some reverse engineering to figure out. These messages are automatically stored on disk by aix. User account creation user account deletion failed and or successful user password changes failed login activities for all user users system reboot or and shutdown help appreciated. A printer is configured by using the smit makprt command a queue alias virtual printer is a set of attributes that define a specific software view of a real printer.
Aix is able to use remote queues with names longer than 7 characters in length. Print queue logs system administration guide, volume 2. Aix print queues have virtual printers and print devices associated with each queue. Managing the unix print queue printserving in freebsd. The listing returned by lpq reports the rank, owner, job number, filename, and file size of each print job in the queue or actually printing. 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. If there is no response to the pings, verify the printers network connection. As aix cant monitor these file changes using tail as the tail in aix keeps tracking only the.
The logging attribute specified in the etcnf file allows messages to be logged using the syslogd. Users can simultaneously rip and print postscript and pdf print files on their. How to monitor and maintain printing via unix basis corner. In this pdf file, you might see r evision bars in the left mar gin that identify new and changed information. If the status remains down, try pinging the printer ping c4 lp1. If the output is plain text, then i can help you converting it to postscript. Use of aix windows motif required for graphic version of infoprint. To change an individual users default queue use export lpdest in the users. Use the information in the varspoollp logs directory if you need to track the status of a print request that is currently in the queue. How do i clear the print queue if a document is stuck. This document describes a typical aix printer setup.
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