AIX 4.3.3

I go into smit

choose "Print Spooling"

choose "Add a Print Queue"

I'm given a choice between "user-defined" and "remote" - I choose
remote.

It shows a screen that reads "Add a Remore Print Queue" at the top and
the usual.....

Type or select values in entry fields.
Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.

[Entry Fields]

and the usual stuff at the bottom of the screen

BUT, there are no fields to enter - the cursor just hangs out at the
upper right of the screen.

qdaemon, writesrv, and lpd are all active - what could be the problem?

When I try this on other AIX servers, I get prompted for the "Type of
Remote Printing", and can choose "standard processing" and I get all
the fields I normally expect.

Thanks in advance

"Olaf Gustafson" <none@dev.null> wrote in message
news:kfp4q0t3jqkugl8epcj9sun10oe1b4ls17@4ax.com...
> AIX 4.3.3
>
> I go into smit
>
> choose "Print Spooling"
>
> choose "Add a Print Queue"
>
> I'm given a choice between "user-defined" and "remote" - I choose
> remote.
>
> It shows a screen that reads "Add a Remore Print Queue" at the top and
> the usual.....
>
> Type or select values in entry fields.
> Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.
>
> [Entry Fields]
>
> and the usual stuff at the bottom of the screen
>
> BUT, there are no fields to enter - the cursor just hangs out at the
> upper right of the screen.

I've seen this happen in the last when a DNS problem prevents resolving the
system's own hostname used for virtual printer definitions and the link from
/var/spool/lpd/pio/<yourHostName> to /var/spool/lpd/pio/@local.

Also, check /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc to ensure you don't have any files ending
in ".config" which are left overs from AIX 3.2 but cause this problem if
present on an AIX 4.3 system. (AIX 5.1 and above ignores their presence)

It could also be that your /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/*.attach files either don't
exist (fileset not installed or the files have been removed).

Best regards,
Paul

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 23:01:02 GMT, "news.verizon.net"
<laixsoft@verizon.net> wrote:

>
>"Olaf Gustafson" <none@dev.null> wrote in message
>news:kfp4q0t3jqkugl8epcj9sun10oe1b4ls17@4ax.com.. .
>> AIX 4.3.3
>>
>> I go into smit
>>
>> choose "Print Spooling"
>>
>> choose "Add a Print Queue"
>>
>> I'm given a choice between "user-defined" and "remote" - I choose
>> remote.
>>
>> It shows a screen that reads "Add a Remore Print Queue" at the top and
>> the usual.....
>>
>> Type or select values in entry fields.
>> Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.
>>
>> [Entry Fields]
>>
>> and the usual stuff at the bottom of the screen
>>
>> BUT, there are no fields to enter - the cursor just hangs out at the
>> upper right of the screen.
>
>I've seen this happen in the last when a DNS problem prevents resolving the
>system's own hostname used for virtual printer definitions and the link from
>/var/spool/lpd/pio/<yourHostName> to /var/spool/lpd/pio/@local.
>
>Also, check /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc to ensure you don't have any files ending
>in ".config" which are left overs from AIX 3.2 but cause this problem if
>present on an AIX 4.3 system. (AIX 5.1 and above ignores their presence)
>
>It could also be that your /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/*.attach files either don't
>exist (fileset not installed or the files have been removed).
>

DNS is working fine, but I have no pio sub-directoryin /usr/lib/lpd/
or in /var/spool/lpd

Comparing this machine to others, there are some commands starting
with pio in /usr/sbin that seem to be missing on the machine I'm
having a problem on. (I have /usr/sbin/piomisc_base, but that's all).

Am I missing a required fileset?

That seems likely to me at this point...

If so, what fileset should I install?

>Best regards,
>Paul
>

On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 16:37:44 -0700, Olaf Gustafson <none@dev.null>
wrote:

>
>DNS is working fine, but I have no pio sub-directoryin /usr/lib/lpd/
>or in /var/spool/lpd
>
>Comparing this machine to others, there are some commands starting
>with pio in /usr/sbin that seem to be missing on the machine I'm
>having a problem on. (I have /usr/sbin/piomisc_base, but that's all).
>
>Am I missing a required fileset?
>
>That seems likely to me at this point...
>
>If so, what fileset should I install?

Okay, never miind - it was printers.rte

I installed that - set up the print queue, set up a new policy on our
firewall (between AIX and remote printer) and now I'm cookin' with
fire - or at least I'm printing, which is all I ever wanted.

Thanks for your help - Calling my attention to pio is what filled the
clue void.