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Script for print queue start
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put user in printq group and use Rsh (restricted shell) would be a good way. a user stuck with Rsh as shell cannot cd, so put a link to enq in their home dir. check `man Rsh`, we don't use it.
or write a script (put in root cron) that checks for down queues every 15 minutes, try to bring up say 3 times, then mail or page an admin? avoids having to rely on an operator. might also have a later version do some troubleshooting, like ping and nslookup.
hth IBM Certified -- AIX 4.3 Obfuscation
or write a script (put in root cron) that checks for down queues every 15 minutes, try to bring up say 3 times, then mail or page an admin? avoids having to rely on an operator. might also have a later version do some troubleshooting, like ping and nslookup.
hth IBM Certified -- AIX 4.3 Obfuscation
You can do this a couple ways... with a script.. to restart any queues that might be down ( might be best ).. set a crontab entry
* 0,15,30,45 * * * /usr/local/bin/queue_restart
create the script below .. and save in the /usr/local/bin.. be sure to chmod +x the file so it runs. And don't worry about having to check it too often.. the cron will log each time it has to restart a queue.. and if you're in the .forward for root email .. you should get it in your email when it does..
#!/bin/ksh
# Written by Brofish .. queue_restart
# 6/4/96 DGS
lpstat | grep -i DOWN | awk '{print$1}' > /tmp/queue_reset
printers=`cat /tmp/queue_reset`
# First see that the QDAEMON is running
lssrc -s'qdaemon' > /tmp/qdm
qstat=$(grep active /tmp/qdm | awk '{print $4}')
if [ "$qstat" > "" ]
then
continue
else
startsrc -s'qdaemon'
fi
rm /tmp/qdm
#
for a in $printers
do
qadm -U$a
echo restarting $a
done
cat /dev/null > /tmp/queue_reset
###############
Another way is to run and lpstat -t to see whats down.. then run 'smitty qstart' from a login .. select F4 to pick the queue and enter to restart it.
* 0,15,30,45 * * * /usr/local/bin/queue_restart
create the script below .. and save in the /usr/local/bin.. be sure to chmod +x the file so it runs. And don't worry about having to check it too often.. the cron will log each time it has to restart a queue.. and if you're in the .forward for root email .. you should get it in your email when it does..
#!/bin/ksh
# Written by Brofish .. queue_restart
# 6/4/96 DGS
lpstat | grep -i DOWN | awk '{print$1}' > /tmp/queue_reset
printers=`cat /tmp/queue_reset`
# First see that the QDAEMON is running
lssrc -s'qdaemon' > /tmp/qdm
qstat=$(grep active /tmp/qdm | awk '{print $4}')
if [ "$qstat" > "" ]
then
continue
else
startsrc -s'qdaemon'
fi
rm /tmp/qdm
#
for a in $printers
do
qadm -U$a
echo restarting $a
done
cat /dev/null > /tmp/queue_reset
###############
Another way is to run and lpstat -t to see whats down.. then run 'smitty qstart' from a login .. select F4 to pick the queue and enter to restart it.
why not use sudo? let the user run only commands he needs. although running a script out of cron to bring up downed queues is faster.
here is a quick and painless q kicker script
#!/bin/ksh
dqueue=`enq -sWA | grep DOWN | cut -f1 -d' '`
for q in $dqueue
do
enq -U -P$q
done
you might want to put some logging in there so you know how many times you have reset each one... Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
here is a quick and painless q kicker script
#!/bin/ksh
dqueue=`enq -sWA | grep DOWN | cut -f1 -d' '`
for q in $dqueue
do
enq -U -P$q
done
you might want to put some logging in there so you know how many times you have reset each one... Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
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