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Hi out there,

I'm trying to set up a Linux print spool solution for our network at
UCLA.  The print spool host is a RedHat Linux 5.2 box. It is
successfully spooling jobs from Sun, WindowsNT, Workstation, and other
Linux boxes. But I can't seem to get the IBM mvs mainframes to print
through this server. Both mainframes are using a package called VPS.  I
get a response in the printlogs which say:

May  7 09:41:58 sambaptr1 lpd[560]: aisprod.ais.ucla.edu requests
recvjob LPMF
May  7 09:41:58 sambaptr1 lpd[560]: can't find user - can't fork

I have made appropriate entries in the /etc/hosts and /etc/hosts.lpd

The print files actually do arrive on my system. I can cat the contents
of the print file and control files. Data does exist in the spool
directory. So, How do I find out what user my lpd is trying to spawn as.
There is nothing in the man pages about this that I've been able to
find.

Any help rendered will be much appreciated.

Thanks

Lynn Ragan
UCLA - SOMITS

Quote:>Hi out there,

>I'm trying to set up a Linux print spool solution for our network at
>UCLA.  The print spool host is a RedHat Linux 5.2 box. It is
>successfully spooling jobs from Sun, WindowsNT, Workstation, and other
>Linux boxes. But I can't seem to get the IBM mvs mainframes to print
>through this server. Both mainframes are using a package called VPS.  I
>get a response in the printlogs which say:

>May  7 09:41:58 sambaptr1 lpd[560]: aisprod.ais.ucla.edu requests
>recvjob LPMF
>May  7 09:41:58 sambaptr1 lpd[560]: can't find user - can't fork

>I have made appropriate entries in the /etc/hosts and /etc/hosts.lpd

>The print files actually do arrive on my system. I can cat the contents
>of the print file and control files. Data does exist in the spool
>directory. So, How do I find out what user my lpd is trying to spawn as.
>There is nothing in the man pages about this that I've been able to
>find.

>Any help rendered will be much appreciated.

>Thanks

>Lynn Ragan
>UCLA - SOMITS

What do you use for a SNA gateway?  Your VPS software needs a gateway
to your lan.  Then find out the method (SMB, IPX, IP?) your SNA
gateway uses to do lan printing.

If you have TCP/IP installed on your MVS system, you could skip VPS
and LPR right to your print server.

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