lpq error message ..

[Binod K. Taterway]

Does any one know what "waiting for lock on /dev/ttya" mean? This is
status of the printer in the spooling directory /var/spool/lpd.  Although,
I was able to fix this problem by rebooting the machine, I am curious to
know what it is. The configuration of our network is 1 Sparc 1+ server,
and 6 Sparc clients. An HP Laserjet III is attached directly to the
/dev/ttya port of the server. Clients print by sending files to the
server. The /dev/ttya port is turned "off" in /etc/ttytab, so getty may
not run on that port.

There are a number of things I tried before finally resorting to rebooting
the server. I restarted all printer daemons, disabled/enabled several
times, restarted lpd daemons couple of times, manually manipulated the
lock file to store pid of lpd's, cleaned up the entire spooling directory,
re-queued files, etc., but none of these worked. 

Thanks for your responses in advance.

Binod Taterway				LUBKT at vax1.CC.Lehigh.EDU
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