3 #===============================================================
6 # The print queue checker simply looks for an occurance of a
7 # DOWN queue. A note of warning, if you use remote queues in
8 # AIX to redirect print jobs from the AIX queue to an NT print
9 # server that print through DLC rather than IP, it will be very
10 # s - l - o - w. But it will work.
13 # Email: therocker@pawprints.2y.net
14 #===============================================================
16 TMPFILE
=/tmp
/qtmp.hndl
19 #=======================================================================
21 # This script will also work on AIX 4.2.1 BUT you have to change
22 # the following line. AIX 4.2.1 does not support the -W option
23 # with lpstat. For AIX 4.2.1 just remove the -W option and it should
26 #=======================================================================
28 `rsh $1 -l root lpstat -W | grep -e "DOWN" | tr -s ' ' | cut -d' ' -f1,3 > /tmp/qtmp.hndl 2> /tmp/q_err`
33 #=======================================================
35 # If you've seen the other AIX scripts I wrote you may
36 # notice that I use this bit of code a lot. Well it
37 # works and appears to be all purpose.
39 #=======================================================
41 LINES
=`wc -l /tmp/qtmp.hndl | cut -c8`
42 LINESCTL
=`wc -l /tmp/qtmp.hndl | cut -c8`
44 echo "Print Queue DOWN --> \c"
46 while [ $LINESCTL != 0 ]
49 cat $TMPFILE |
tail -$LINESCTL > $TMPTOO
50 cat $TMPTOO > $TMPFILE
51 LINESCTL
=$
(( $LINESCTL -1 ))
52 LINES
=$
(( $LINES -1 ))
53 DATA
=`head -1 /tmp/qtmp.hndl`
66 echo "Print Queues Running... OK"