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Old 04-18-2008
restarting lpd service question
Hi,

Im wondering, if I do a restart of my lpd service, will it clear the print queue? Or will the file in queue will still be there after the restart?

Thank you
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Old 04-19-2008
There are too many different lpd implementations to answer this with any certainty. Maybe you can follow up with more details about your platform. In general, I would say most lpd daemons are smart enough to not clear the spool; that's why they have one. There might be a problem if a job is being printed so maybe you should put all jobs on hold before restarting just to be on the safe side.
 
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