Environment
Novell Open Enterprise Server (Linux based)
Situation
Attempted to start the print manager by issuing rcnovell-ipsmd
start or restart the manager by issuing rcnovell-ipsmd restart
following migration of print manger.
Resolution
Configuration files stored in /etc/opt/novell/iprint/conf are
corrupt.
- Restore the files from backup media
- Change ownership
- chown root.root /etc/opt/novell/iprint/conf/<PrintManager and Context>.ipsmd.conf
- Replace <PrintManager and Context> with something like this:
- Example:
- chown root.root /etc/opt/novell/iprint/conf/myPrntMgr.pittsburg.corp.ipsmd.conf
- Create a symbolic link
- Syntax:
- ln -s /etc/opt/novell/iprint/conf/<PrintManager and Context>.ipsmd.conf ipsmd.conf
- Example:
- ln -s /etc/opt/novell/iprint/conf/myPrntMgr.pittsburg.corp.ipsmd.conf ipsmd.conf
- Start the print manager
- rcnovell-ipsmd start