!cat /etc/inittab >/dev/lp0 hangs... does anyone have any ideas?

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:53:41 GMT, in article
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SpammeNotDangit (AT) Bewell (DOT) com "Concerned Netizen" wrote:

Platform?

If Linux,
"dmesg | less"
in a root shell might provide some indication of problems.
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As Gulraj indicated, knowing then platform might help --> which version
of Linux ?

I know that some of the early cuts didn't install the lp0 device

Sorry, was kind of overwhelmed last week. Much apologies.

It's D3 Linux 9,

I'm sort of overwhelmed again...

[root@ABCCorp root]# dmesg | less
ait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4392) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
smb_trans2_request: result=-104, setting invalid
..... much more of this, then....
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
TCP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 192.168.1.39:515/39151 shrinks window 523716383:523
717407. Repaired.
TCP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 192.168.1.39:515/39151 shrinks window 523716383:523
717407. Repaired.
TCP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 192.168.1.39:515/39151 shrinks window 523716383:523
717407. Repaired.
TCP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 192.168.1.39:515/39151 shrinks window 523716383:523
717407. Repaired.
TCP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 192.168.1.39:515/39151 shrinks window 523716383:523
717407. Repaired.
application bug: lppick(4392) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().

Almost makes me glad that I use Windows Servers!! <G>

It does mean that I'm no use to you at all in solving your problem!

Regards
Simon


"Concerned Netizen" <SpammeNotDangit (AT) Bewell (DOT) com> wrote

Sorry, was kind of overwhelmed last week. Much apologies.

It's D3 Linux 9,

I'm sort of overwhelmed again...

[root@ABCCorp root]# dmesg | less
ait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4392) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
application bug: lppick(4355) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
smb_trans2_request: result=-104, setting invalid
..... much more of this, then....
(see the NOTES section of 'man 2 wait'). Workaround activated.
TCP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 192.168.1.39:515/39151 shrinks window
523716383:523
717407. Repaired.
TCP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 192.168.1.39:515/39151 shrinks window
523716383:523
717407. Repaired.
TCP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 192.168.1.39:515/39151 shrinks window
523716383:523
717407. Repaired.
TCP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 192.168.1.39:515/39151 shrinks window
523716383:523
717407. Repaired.
TCP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 192.168.1.39:515/39151 shrinks window
523716383:523
717407. Repaired.
application bug: lppick(4392) has SIGCHLD set to SIG_IGN but calls wait().

On Mon, 02 May 2005 15:40:31 GMT, "Concerned Netizen"
<SpammeNotDangit (AT) Bewell (DOT) com> wrote:

Download the latest lppick from the FTP server @ RD. This is a known
signal "misuse", or should I say "ignore", issue in older lppick
service binaries. Some apps just don't port properly by "cp oldfile
newfile" when changing kernels. Heh Heh.

Only a really sadistic programmer ignores signals, especially
SIG_CHILD. :P

This doesn't really help troubleshoot the device problem when cat'ing
to /dev/lp0, though. Try "cat /etc/printcap /dev/lp0" from the bash
shell. Make sure you don't use the exclamation in the shell. That's a
D3 directive for shell execute.

192.168.1.39 connected to port 39151 (my guess is it's a non-standard
SSH port) has either:

a) a back TCP stack that's shrinking the host recv window to 0
b) a bad nic that's shrinking the host recv window to 0
c) a naughty user who is trying to tar-pit your box to an abrupt death

Glen
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