Patch-ID# 103960-03
Keywords: lpNet lpsched lpr mwrite get_status lpstat lpq lpc standard
Synopsis: SunOS 5.5.1_x86: lp patch
Date: Apr/22/97

Solaris Release: 2.5.1_x86

SunOS Release: 5.5.1_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 103659

Topic: SunOS 5.5.1_x86: lp patch

	NOTE:   This patch will not install on systems with SunSoft's 
                Print Client Software installed.  If you have SunSoft's
                Print Client Software installed, you need to install 
                the equivalent SunSoft Print Client Software Patch.

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1233047 1237991 1241998 1249064 1255967 1257405 1258376 1260585 1261137 1262253 1263668 1263675 1263686 4004517 4006868 4007891 4008193 4012285

Changes incorporated in this version: 1255967 1257405 1262253 4006868 4007891 4008193 4012285

Relevant Architectures: i386

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: iss_x86-01 (or higher revs)

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/usr/bin/lp
/usr/bin/lpstat
/usr/lib/lp/lpNet
/usr/lib/lp/lpsched
/usr/lib/lp/model/standard
/usr/ucb/lpc
/usr/ucb/lpr

Problem Description:

4012285 nonexistent remote printer causes lpNet loop & fills log file
1257405 Print system treats jobs from NT as submitted by root
1262253 Control file contains incorrect data file name when printing more than one file
4006868 lpstat -p command exhausts system memory if options are used incorrectly
4007891 printjobs are hanging in the queue
1255967 PCNFSPRO LPD print server hungs randomly
4008193 interface program inserts ^m before %!PS-ADOBE - Jobs look like ASCII to printer

(from 103960-02)

4004517 lpstat, lpq hangs in environment with many remote printers configured
1241998 lpsched hangs at random times and has to be killed
1249064 lpsched hangs with PC-NFS clients
1233047 lp doesn't consider the secondary group of a user to print to a local printer
1257405 Print system treats jobs from NT as submitted by root

(from 103960-01)

1260585 lpNet core every 30 seconds in s_get_status with 101959-06 installed
1258376 lpNet core, when executing get_status()
1237991 debug lpsched crashes in mwrite printing to remote printers on Microplex boxes
1261137 lpNet logfile produces error messages: < hostname> NAKed by remote lpd
1263668 lpsched and lpNet log files have userid/machine name in build info
1263675 To comply with RFC 1179 (l flag), remove catv filter option
1263686 Using freed MESG structures causing lpsched to core dump

Patch Installation Instructions:
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Refer to the Install.info file within the patch for instructions on
using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided
with each patch. Any other special or non-generic installation
instructions should be described below.

Special Install Instructions:
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None.