[cups.general] Re: Re: Re: "Printer disabled" - how to prevent it?

[Edy]

I already add the scripts on /etc/cron.d is it true where the script must be
put?/
after put that script the and restart the cron with command /etc/rc.d/cron
restart but some printer still stop itself and the status still stop.

how we know the script already execute and run??
and that true what i already do?? ( i am still newbie please advise me :) )

Thanks and Regards,
Ed

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anonymous" <anonymous at easysw.com>
Newsgroups: cups.general
To: <cups at easysw.com>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 10:51 PM
Subject: [cups.general] Re: Re: Re: "Printer disabled" - how to prevent it?


>
> #!/bin/bash
> for i in `cat /etc/cups/printers.conf | grep \<  | grep -v Default |
grep -v \/ | awk '{print $2}'
>  | sed  's/>//g'`
> do /usr/bin/enable $i
> done
>
> Enjoy!!! :P
>
> Luciano
>
> > HI,
> > I face some problem too, several printers in cups list sometime became
stop
> > itself and need manually to start it again.
> >
> > there is a way how to prevent this printer stop, may be someone can help
> > give the way how to add some script in cups to automatically start
printer
> > when it status stop or maybe luciano can give the example script that
put in
> > the cron :)
> >
> > Thanks and Regards,
> > Ed
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <lucianogiacchetta at yahoo.com.ar>
> > Newsgroups: cups.general
> > To: <cups at easysw.com>
> > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 8:05 AM
> > Subject: [cups.general] Re: Re: "Printer disabled" - how to prevent it?
> >
> >
> > > I fix this problem whith a script in the cron... this scrip read all
de
> > printers from printers.conf and whith awk process the file.
> > > Then, i have only the printers names, and whith ...enable
printer_name...
> > i have each 5 minutes, all de printers enables!! :D
> > >
> > > if you like, i can put this scrip in the forum...
> > >
> > > Luciano
> > >
> > > > did the computer doto sleep or suspend to ram?  desktop or latop ?
a
> > > > guess
> > > >
> > > > matt
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 sevans at rutherfordglobal.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I have the exact same problem anyone have a solution?
> > > > >
> > > > > > Several times a week one of my printers gets "disabled" by CUPS,
and
> > printing doesn't work anymore until I manually "enable" this printer. It
> > happens both with USB and network printers. I'm running CUPS 1.1.23, but
the
> > problem also happened with earlier versions of CUPS.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This is how it looks like:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Printer disabled:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > # lpstat -t
> > > > > > scheduler is running
> > > > > > system default destination: CANON
> > > > > > device for CANON: usb:/dev/usb/lp0
> > > > > > CANON accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00
> > > > > > printer CANON disabled since Jan 01 00:00 -
> > > > > >         Unable to send print file to printer: No such device
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As we can see, there is such a printer:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > # lsusb
> > > > > > Bus 004 Device 004: ID 04a9:261b Canon, Inc.
> > > > > > (...)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So I enable the printer:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > # /usr/bin/enable CANON
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And immediately it begins to print again:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > # lpstat -t
> > > > > > scheduler is running
> > > > > > system default destination: CANON
> > > > > > device for CANON: usb:/dev/usb/lp0
> > > > > > CANON accepting requests since Jan 01 00:00
> > > > > > printer CANON now printing CANON-1680.  enabled since Jan 01
00:00
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I wasn't able to trace this problem in the logs and what it
happens.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is there a setting in CUPS configuration that would prevent this
> > issue?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Tomek
> > > > > >
> > > > >
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