Print service without printers (UNIX)

Module: Network Integrity

This check reports systems that are running a print spooler daemon but have not defined any printers. There is no reason to run this daemon if it isn't needed.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for Print service without printers

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_LPD_NO_PRINTER

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6425)

Title: Daemon lpd is running without any defined printers

Description:This system is running lpd but has no defined printers in /etc/printcap (/etc/qconfig for AIX). There is no reason to run this daemon if it is not being used.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_LPSCHED_NO_PRINTER

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6426)

Title: Daemon lpsched is running without any defined printers

Description:This system is running lpsched but has no defined printers. There is no reason to run this daemon if it is not being used.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_CUPSD_NO_PRINTER

Category: Change Notification

UNIX (6452)

Title: Daemon cupsd is running without any defined printers

Description:This system is running cupsd but has no defined printers in /etc/printcap or /etc/cups/printers.conf. There is no reason to run this daemon if it is not being used.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]