From: garland@emp127.rtpnc.epa.gov (Bruce C. Garland)
Subject: Re: Shared local printers via LAT
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 19:21:05 GMT
Organization: AREAL

In article <LANWORKS%92040808360320@MIAMIU.ACS.MUOHIO.EDU> DUG@CZHETH5A.BITNET writes:

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>Author: AEOLUS::NOTES3B "Dillier Norbert"
>Topic 984.0
>Time:  8-APR-1992 12:39 ZRH
> 
>Problems with shared local printers as LAT-Services:
> 
>We have been able to set up local printers (connected to DOS-PC's via a
>parallel port, e.g. LPT1) as Pathwork-Printer-Services via LAT (see below
>for a step-by-step description).
>The printers are HPLJIIp with postscript emulation. We can print text and
>graphics from any PC in the net as well as from the host to these local
>printers without problem once the system has been set up correctly.
>However, after powering down the local PC or the printer the VMS-printer-
>queue stops and will not restart once the PC is back on the net.
>We have checked that the local LAT is working correctly and that
>      USE LPT1: /CHECK
>indicates "printer OK". The only way to restart the queue seems to be the
>DCL-command "start/que locprt".
> 
>We have - as a temporary solution - put a
>     "NFT SUBMIT "system password" node::[sysmgr]restart_queue.com"
>command in the local AUTOUSER.BAT network-startup-command which is
>undesirable because it requires operator privilege and a system password.
> 
>Does anybody have a better solution for this problem?
> 
>Our setup procedure was as follows (according to "Client Installation and Config
>uration
>Guide for the VMS Server", Ch. 9 ,Pages 9-3 till 9-6):
>(We are using DOS5.0, PW-DOS 4.0, LAT4.1.11, LATCP4.1.1, VMS5.4-2)
> 
>        1. Printer HP LaserJet IIIp (postscript-cartridge) on PC-port LPT1
>        2. Printer powered on and On Line before STARTNET
>        3. DOS: \> latcp
>                latcp> add lpt1 locprt
>                latcp> sho port
>                latcp> sho char --> Server-Name noted: LAT_AA0004000904
>                latcp> exit
> 
>        4. VMS: $ cd sys$startup:
>                $ ed lat$systartup.com --> create and set port lta101:
>                $ @ lat$systartup      --> Start LAT
> 
>                $ cd sys$common:[sysmgr.tools]
>                $ ed start_pq.com       --> init and start locprt-queue
>                $ @ start_pq            --> start locprt-queue on lat101
>                                            with /proc=latsym
> 
>                $ pcsa
>                pcsa_manager> menu      --> add print-service locprt
>                pcsa_manager> exit
> 
>                $ lo
> 
>Status report:
> 
> Printer        PC on LAN       Queue           Jobs in Queue
> -------        ---------       ------------    -------------
>    On              Yes         Running         Normally proceed
>    Off             Yes         Stalled         "Printing"
>    Off             No          Stopped         Retained on Error
> 
>The 3rd case is probably the most common problem: powering the printer on
>and reconnecting the PC to the LAN has no effect on the queue: it will
>remain "stopped" forever unless the DCL Command:
>        $ start/queue Queue-Name
>is entered. The jobs in the queue are "retained on error".
> 
>Norbert Dillier, ENT-Department, University Hospital, Zuerich, Switzerland
>E-Mail: K365710@CZHRZU1A.BITNET
How about an ACL on the queue and grant the identifier to the user.  He or 
she can then control the queue and the submit command would have their pass-
word and not the system password.

Bruce C. Garland
garland@pcmvii.rtpnc.epa.gov