Print servers (UNIX)

Module: Network Integrity

This check reports systems that are running as print servers. The check verifies that a print spooler daemon is running, that it has at least one printer defined, and that at least one remote host can send jobs to its queues.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for Print servers

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_LPD_SERVER

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6423)

Title: System acting as an lpd print server

Description:This system is acting as a print server: lpd is running, /etc/printcap (/etc/qconfig for AIX) contains at least one printer, and there is at least one host listed in /etc/hosts.lpd or /etc/hosts.equiv.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_LPSCHED_SERVER

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6424)

Title: System acting as an lpsched print server

Description:This system is acting as a print server: lpsched is running, at least one printer is defined, and there is at least one remote host that can print.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_CUPSD_SERVER

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6451)

Title: System acting as an cupsd print server

Description:This system is acting as a print server: cupsd is running, either /etc/printcap or /etc/cups/printers.conf contains at least one printer, and there is at least one host listed in /etc/hosts.equiv.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]