Bug 8954

Summary:	lpd (lpr-0.50-1) does not handle zero-length control files gracefully
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Raw Hide	Reporter:	John Hardin <johnh>
Component:	lpr	Assignee:	Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <bero>
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Description John Hardin 2000-01-29 00:10:06 UTC

If a print job with a zero-length control file is somehow created, lpd
attempts to print the job and dies.

lpd should either ignore or clean up the print job without dying.

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2000-01-31 05:12:59 UTC

lpr-0.50-1 dies in general if looked at funny. Does it persist
in 0.50-2 as well?

Comment 2 John Hardin 2000-01-31 20:27:59 UTC

Yes, the problem persists in lpr-0.50-2

lpq does not report any job information and pauses for a long time. It should
report "Empty control file" or some such, and the job number, so that it can be
lprm'd

lpd deletes the control file (but not the data file) and dies.

Comment 3 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer 2000-02-15 14:12:59 UTC

Try 0.50-4