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Event ID 4007 — LPD Service Status

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

The TCP/IP Print Server service (LPDSVC), also known as the Line Printer Daemon (LPD) service, enables UNIX-based computers or other computers that are using the Line Printer Remote (LPR) service to print to shared printers on this server.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 4007
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Spooler-LPDSVC
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: LPDLOG_BAD_FORMAT
Message: The Line Printer Daemon (LPD) service received commands in an invalid format from %1 and refused the print job. This can occur if the Line Printer Remote (LPR) client is incompatible with the Windows LPD service and Request for Comments (RFC) 1179. Try printing using a different LPR client.

Resolve

Use a different LPR client

The Line Printer Remote (LPR) client is not compatible with the Windows Line Printer Daemon (LPD) service. Try printing using a different LPR client, or use a Windows printing client to print to the Windows print server.

Verify

To verify that you resolved the problem, on a client computer, print a document to the shared printer that uses the Line Printer Remote (LPR) service.

LPD Service Status

Printing Infrastructure