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> On Nov 5, 7:13 pm, btna <b...@terra.com> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> We are moving a production application to a new server and we need to
>> move any queued up print jobs that may be left of some of the print
>> queues from one server to another. Is there any good wat? Itried
>> moving the /var/spool/qdaemon file for the queue and the /var/spool/
>> lpd/qdir file for the printer. I see the job queued on my new system
>> but I can'd do much with it. I can delete it or get it to print.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> BTNA
>
>>From an earlier post in this group a couple of years ago.
> Haven't tried it myself, but here goes.
>
> to move a bunch of print queues when migrating
>
> For the print queues - copy over /etc/qconfig, /var/spool/lpd/pio/
> @local
> (and the subdirectories of @local) and you'll be set.

Copying the print queues is fairly easy (copy /etc/qconfig and
/var/spool/lpd/pio/@local subdirectories as suggested above).
If you really want to copy the print JOBS themselves ... copy the JDF files
in /var/spool/lpd/qdir and the spooled copies of queued jobs in
/var/spool/qdaemon.
HOWEVER - not every job spools a copy so it is possible to queue a print job
on system A that prints the original file on system A. That file may not
exist on system B.