Microsoft KB Archive/891010

= LPD print jobs do not run in a Windows 2000 Server cluster environment =

Article ID: 891010

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

-





SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You have a spooler resource on a cluster node. The cluster node is running Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. In this scenario, client computers use the Line Printer Daemon (LPD) protocol to access shared printers. However, print jobs from the client computers do not run as expected.

Note You may not experience this problem when you use the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol or remote procedure call connections.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a race condition that occurs in the spooler resource. This race condition occurs if the spooler resource is frequently taken offline and then brought back online.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 3.

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbpubtypekc KB891010

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.