ID Number: Q78061
2.00
OS/2
buglist2.00
Summary:
SYMPTOMS
When running UPDATE.EXE, LAN Manager overrides the default IBM OS/2
1.3 spooler with its own spooler files located in the LAN Manager
tree. These spooler files are from the OS/2 version 1.21 spooler,
and are not totally compatible with OS/2 version 1.3. The following
problems have been verified to be the result of this mismatch of
spooler files:
- Missing printer installer in the print manager. This problem
occurs because the OS/2 1.21 spooler does not have the built-in
print installer menu option that is part of the OS/2 1.3 print
manager.
- Detach failing when trying to apply a patch or run LAN Manager
2.0c on a server running IBM OS/2 1.3 because LMPRINT seems to be
in use even though there are no printers or queues using LMPRINT.
- The SYS2070 error, which states that the application code
segment for PMSPL is in error and cannot be loaded, occurs with
OS/2 1.30.1. For additional information, the SYS2070 error says
to see SYS0182. (This error occurs when the OS/2 1.21 PMSPL.DLL is
used with the OS/2 1.3 spooler.)
CAUSE
UPDATE.EXE installs PMSPL.DLL and PMSPOOL.EXE in the LANMAN tree on
all versions of OS/2. These files should be installed only on
systems with OS/2 versions 1.2 and earlier (SETUP.EXE has special
case code to handle this; therefore, clean installations of LAN
Manager 2.0 should not experience this problem, only those that
used UPDATE.EXE).
RESOLUTION
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in LAN Manager version
2.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here as it becomes available.
The best workaround is to remove or delete these two files
(PMSPL.DLL and PMSPOOL.EXE) from the LAN Manager NETPROG and NETLIB
directories immediately after running the update and before
rebooting, since they are NOT needed with OS/2 1.3.
If you have already rebooted your system after upgrading and now
have the OS/2 1.21 spooler files in use by the OS/2 1.3 operating
system, use one of the following two workarounds:
(Note: These workarounds assume LAN Manager is installed in the
default C:\LANMAN directory. If not, replace C:\LANMAN with the
correct path.)
1. Boot from a floppy disk and remove the following files:
a. Log on as a local admin and remove any ACLs on
C:\LANMAN\NETPROG\PMSPOOL.EXE and C:\LANMAN\NETLIB\PSMPL.DLL.
b. Boot with the OS/2 install floppy disk, press ESC to get a
shell, and delete C:\LANMAN\NETPROG\PMSPOOL.EXE and
C:\LANMAN\NETLIB\PMSPL.DLL.
Reboot -- your print manager should now be the version 1.3 print
manager.
2. Edit CONFIG.SYS to load the OS/2 1.3 spooler before the LAN
Manager spooler.
Note: Be careful when attempting this workaround. If the
CONFIG.SYS file is edited incorrectly, the server software may
not load at all, leaving no access to the hard drive. The only
option will then be to reformat your hard drive.
a. Carefully edit the CONFIG.SYS file:
1) Move C:\OS2\DLL before C:\LANMAN\NETLIB in the LIBPATH
entry.
2) Move C:\OS2 before C:\LANMAN\NETPROG in the PATH entry.
b. Reboot -- everything should come up fine. If you are running
local security, however, the message "local security could
not be started, the system is booting in privileged mode"
will appear. This is because you are using the OS/2 CACHE.EXE
and not the LAN Manager CACHE.EXE. This message can be
ignored temporarily -- complete the following steps
immediately to complete this workaround and restore local
security.
c. Remove or rename the C:\LANMAN\NETLIB\PMSPL.DLL and
C:\LANMAN\NETPROG\PMSPOOL.EXE files.
d. Edit CONFIG.SYS and place the LAN Manager references before
the OS/2 references (see step 1 above).
Reboot -- your print manager should now be the version 1.3 print
manager.
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