  LAT print queues? 
 The Question is:
 
 
 
We are running a couple of vaxs in a cluster running 5.5-2 vms and an alpha
running 7.1 vms( alpha not in the cluster).
 
The problem I am seeing is I have set up the printer queues as specified in
the system managers manual section 13.2.2.4 Using lat printers.  see figure
13-6 of that manual.
Basically I want to share the printer from several nodes.
 
I have set up the term server port as queueing enabled (had it disabled as
well)
 
The problem I am seeing is which ever que has had the device last is not
releasing it (lat$link stays in a connected state)thus all other nodes
attempting to print to the same term server port go into a stalled state
until the que on the offending node is
 stopped.
 
I have had this running for years or so I thought. I have run out of ideas
on this trouble shooting problem.
 
 The Answer is:
 
  This "connection-retaining" behaviour on LAT print queues generally
  points to the use of the standard print symbiont PRTSMB.EXE, rather
  than the recommended LATSYM.EXE print symbiont.
 
  See the INITIALIZE/QUEUE/DEVICE/PROCESSOR command.
 
  With OpenVMS V6.1 and later, this is no longer a factor as PRTSMB
  is now capable of all operations of LATSYM, including now permitting
  the ability to modify PRTSMB operations (via PSM) for traditional
  print queues and for LAT queues.
 
