Print service failed...can't restart it

[addicted2macs]

I'm running OSX Server 10.3.9 on a DP 2.0GHz Xserve. The only real services I'm running on it are: AFP, Open Directory and Print.

This morning, a bad job through the print queue and it consequently killed the print service. I need to get the print service running again, but I'm having trouble finding anything that can kick the service back on.

When I try to access the Print Service through Server Admin, I get the following message after a lengthy timeout period:

-- Try to refresh the view (192.168.123.3/Print). Report the problem to the administrator if it persists. (“servermgr_print” server-side plugin may have crashed) --

Using Remote Desktop, I logged into the server and tried to check the Printer Setup so I could clean all the jobs out, but I can't access that either--just get the pinwheel.

I'm not sure of the print service names, or I'd just try to kick them off again via command-line.

Anyone know the commands to do this? I don't want to reboot the server if I don't have to. I'd like to be able to recover from this error without kicking off all my users.

Thanks!

 

[addicted2macs]

Well, I ended up kicking everyone off and just rebooting. That did the trick. I looked through the logs, but couldn't make sense of anything in partcular that caused the problem. Hope it doesn't pop up often.

 

[Go3iverson]

Eh, sounds like you just saw a general server side crash. I saw these more under Panther than Tiger. Of course, that doesn't make what you saw any easier to digest, but a good, old fashioned reboot can do a lot of good!