What does "online*" mean in "svcs" output?

[Dave]

I'm trying to set up an HP 1320nw postscript printer using just the
Solaris tools. (There are some HP specific ones for this printer, but
for now I want to ignore them.)

Looking with svcs, I see:

# svcs -a | grep -i print
online Jan_05 svc:/application/print/cleanup:default
online Jan_05 svc:/application/print/ipp-listener:default
online 12:59:41 svc:/application/print/rfc1179:default
online* 14:30:25 svc:/application/print/server:default

What does the 'online*' mean on svc:/application/print/server:default ?

Trying to enable the service does nothing to help:

# svcadm enable application/print/server:default

Again, svcs shows:

# svcs print/server
STATE STIME FMRI
online* 14:30:25 svc:/application/print/server:default

Does it indicate some sort of problem, that might expalin an inability
to enable the printer queque?

The specific problem is I can't get the queue to accept print requests.

# accept hp
UX:accept: ERROR: Can't establish contact with the LP print service.
TO FIX: Either the LP print service has stopped,
or all message channels are busy. If the
problem continues, get help from your
system administrator.

Any ideas? I have not tried rebooting - Solaris is not Windoze.

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[Dave]

Dave wrote:

> # svcs print/server
> STATE STIME FMRI
> online* 14:30:25 svc:/application/print/server:default

I just noticed this, which might be connected.

# svcs -a | grep maintenance
maintenance 15:51:26 svc:/system/system-log:default

I was messing around with syslog.conf yesterday.

disabling and enabling does not cure that one.

# svcadm disable system-log
# svcadm enable system-log
# svcs system-log
STATE STIME FMRI
maintenance 15:55:39 svc:/system/system-log:default

[Casper H.S. Dik]

Dave <INVALID-see-signature...@southminster-branch-line.org.uk> writes:

>Dave wrote:

>> # svcs print/server
>> STATE STIME FMRI
>> online* 14:30:25 svc:/application/print/server:default

>I just noticed this, which might be connected.

The "online*" notation is explained in the manual page:

An asterisk (*) is appended for instances in transition,

># svcs -a | grep maintenance
>maintenance 15:51:26 svc:/system/system-log:default

Which is a problem which can be debugged with:

svcs -x

># svcadm enable system-log
># svcs system-log
>STATE STIME FMRI
>maintenance 15:55:39 svc:/system/system-log:default

Looks like you did something wrong.

Casper
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[Dan Foster]

In article <43c3...@212.67.96.135>, Dave <INVALID-see-signature...@southminster-branch-line.org.uk> wrote:
> # svcadm enable system-log
> # svcs system-log
> STATE STIME FMRI
> maintenance 15:55:39 svc:/system/system-log:default

# svcs -x system-log

which should print a path to its log file. Check its contents.

Also, see what are the dependent services for system-log, and make sure
they're all in an online state, too:

# svcs -d system-log

(And likewise for print/server, too.)

-Dan

[Dave]

Dan Foster wrote:
> In article <43c3...@212.67.96.135>, Dave <INVALID-see-signature...@southminster-branch-line.org.uk> wrote:
>
>># svcadm enable system-log
>># svcs system-log
>>STATE STIME FMRI
>>maintenance 15:55:39 svc:/system/system-log:default
>
>
> # svcs -x system-log
>
> which should print a path to its log file. Check its contents.

Thanks. The system log is now sorted out - it was

"Service restarting too quickly"

http://www.sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-L5

Following suggestion above.

# svcadm clear system-log

# svcs system-log
STATE STIME FMRI

online 16:13:30 svc:/system/system-log:default

Still have proiblems with the printer though. I'll have to take another
look.

# svcadm disable print/server
# svcadm enable print/server

# svcs print/server
STATE STIME FMRI
online* 14:30:25 svc:/application/print/server:default

# svcs -x print/server
svc:/application/print/server:default (LP print server)
State: online since Tue Jan 10 14:30:25 2006
See: lpsched(1M)
See: /var/svc/log/application-print-server:default.log
Impact: None.

# tail -10 /var/svc/log/application-print-server:default.log
[ Jan 10 16:24:51 Method or service exit timed out. Killing contract 48 ]
[ Jan 10 16:24:52 Method or service exit timed out. Killing contract 48 ]
[ Jan 10 16:24:53 Method or service exit timed out. Killing contract 48 ]
[ Jan 10 16:24:54 Method or service exit timed out. Killing contract 48 ]
[ Jan 10 16:24:55 Method or service exit timed out. Killing contract 48 ]
[ Jan 10 16:24:56 Method or service exit timed out. Killing contract 48 ]
[ Jan 10 16:24:57 Method or service exit timed out. Killing contract 48 ]
[ Jan 10 16:24:58 Method or service exit timed out. Killing contract 48 ]
[ Jan 10 16:24:59 Method or service exit timed out. Killing contract 48 ]
[ Jan 10 16:25:00 Method or service exit timed out. Killing contract 48 ]
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