lprng not working after update to lprng-3.8.28-21.10 if /tmp and /var are on different filesystems
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Environment
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
Situation
Issueing a print job using lprng will fail on SLE 10 SP1 based products if /tmp and /var are on separate partitions with the following error message:
server [12:40] fst 951) lpr -Plj4300_3 .logout
server [12:40] fst 952) lpq -Plj4300_3
Printer:lj4300_3@server'HP LaserJet 4300' (destlp@lj4300.local.site)
Queue: no printable jobs in queue
Status: lj4300_3: Check_for_missing_files: FAILED 'hfA408' error renaming '/tmp/temp01vMR3Ld' to 'dfA408server.local.site' - Invalid cross-device link at 12:40:52.484
server [12:40] fst 952) lpq -Plj4300_3
Printer:lj4300_3@server'HP LaserJet 4300' (destlp@lj4300.local.site)
Queue: no printable jobs in queue
Status: lj4300_3: Check_for_missing_files: FAILED 'hfA408' error renaming '/tmp/temp01vMR3Ld' to 'dfA408server.local.site' - Invalid cross-device link at 12:40:52.484
Please note that the name of the printer queue and server will differ from the output above.
Resolution
As a workaround specify
default_tmp_dir=/var/tmp
server_tmp_dir=/var/tmp
rclpd restart
To solve this issue please update to lprng version 3.8.28-21.10 or later.
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- Document ID:3049764
- Creation Date: 18-Feb-2008
- Modified Date:22-Feb-2021
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