8/20/2009

SFU 3.5 Updates

Microsoft ®  has two new hotfixes for SFU 3.5 You need to apply both to update it and support Data Execution Prevention on Windows 2003 non R2 servers.

You can also request LBM for an update copy of AXIAR (Format and Deliver) with binaries that support the new SFU update.

For Interix 3.5: 8.01969.64 you need (KB953191) and KB942312; please install the updates in that specifi order.

To get the hotfixes please go to : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953191/en-us

and

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942312/en-us

3/20/2008

I get an error when adding an AXIAR Port

The causes for the error could be:

1.- You are using the RDP client to configure the AXIAR server remotely.

Solution:  Use the mstsc command line, please read our using RDP to configure AXIAR FAQ message about this.

2.- The Port Monitor is not installed

Solution:

Some installations cannot run the monitor installation correctly due to permission problems from the user installing AXIAR. To fix this problem you need to connect to the server and open a command console (CMD from START - RUN ).

At the prompt go to your Windows/System32 folder

Type the following command:

AxiarMonitorInstall install

This will enable the port Monitor.

After installing it, we recommend you to stop/start the Windows Print Spooler Service.

If you have problems with the installation of AXIAR Port Monitor, please send the message generated by the AxiarMonitorInstall program to support@lbmsys.com

Using RDP to configure AXIAR

If you install AXIAR on a server and need remote access to configure, using MS Remote Desktop Client, you need to be aware of some permission limitations with the ADD Windows Printer option under the AXIAR Installer.

You can try to connect remotely using the command line: mstsc with the following arguments:

mstsc -v:servername -console

The -console will connect to the remote server as a console connection, giving you better permissions for the Terminal Service session. This may allow you to use the ADD Windows Printer option, if this does not work, you can use the following options:

At the AXIAR Installer under Tools go to AXIAR Port Management

Select ADD Port

Configure the port manually

Click OK to add it.

Do this for all the ports you want to configure.

After all ports are defined go to your Windows Control Panel and select the Printers and Faxes console, select the ADD Printer option

When requested to select the port, select Local Port and from the list look for the Port you just created from the AXIAR Installer.

Do the same for all other printers on Windows you need to be connected to AXIAR.

3/19/2008

Interix and SFU/SUA

Interix 2.2 is the previous version of SFU and SUA (Services for UNIX /Subsystem for UNIX Applications).
There are several changes between versions, the most critical is the path references.

Interix 2.2 used the following path: //C/Interix

SFU and SUA use a new path to locate folders, files and programs; SFU path will be like /dev/fs/C/SFU, if you use it on scripts you can also use the path as UNIX, for example /bin, where / is the root where SFU was installed.
For SUA, Microsoft now install it under the Windows main directory: /dev/fs/C/Windows/SUA, if you use it on scripts you can also use the path as UNIX, for example /bin, where / is the root where SUA was installed.

How this affects AXIAR?

If you have scripts or definitions for forms, printers that use the Interix 2.2 like //C/Interix/usr/spool/uprint/filename the new path on SFU will be /dev/fs/C/SFU/usr/spool/uprint/filename; on SUA the path is different, /dev/fs/C/AXIAR/uprint.

In either case, you need to be aware of where AXIAR is installed and replace the name of the drivers and folders.

Other difference between Interix, SFU, and SUA is the kernel and the way programs are compiled. Some programs compiled on Interix may work on SFU and SUA, the same for programs compiled on SFU which may work on SUA; however sometimes the programs may generate core files, if that is the case, the programs need to be compiled on the new subsystem.

If you need help moving from Interix 2.2 to the latest Microsoft Subsystem, you can contact LBM support for professional services.

11/9/2007

• Open a KSH window on your system
• Go to the uprint directory (cd /usr/spool/uprint)
• Run ./chklic lbmtest 0

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