Event ID 4008 — LPD Service Status
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: | 4008 |
Source: | Microsoft-Windows-Spooler-LPDSVC |
Version: | 6.0 |
Symbolic Name: | LPDLOG_NONEXISTENT_PRINTER |
Message: | The Line Printer Daemon (LPD) service refused a print job from %2 for printer %1 because the specified printer does not exist on this computer. Retry printing from the client using the correct printer name. |
Resolve
Specify the correct printer name
To resolve this error, use the following procedure:
- In either the Print Management snap-in or the Printers folder in Control Panel, right-click the affected printer and then click Properties.
- Click the Ports tab.
- Click Configure Port, and then specify the correct printer name.
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.