[X-Unix] ps oddity

[Ethan Rips]

Hello--

When I run ps ­auxww in the tcsh shell (on OS X 10.3.9), the following is
interpolated amidst the list of processes:

lp         374   0.0  0.2    50240   1624  ??  S     8:38AM   0:00.20
HP_LaserJet_1200 1359 scripter
Recipe: Thai Steak With Coriander Pesto - New York Times - Mozilla 1
HPwmSwitch=Off
HPwmText=Draft
HPwmBrightness=Medium
HPwmTextAngle=Deg45 Smoothing=PrinterDefault
HPwmFontSize=pt48
HPwmPages=AllPages
HPwmFont=HelveticaB
HPHalftone=PrinterDefault Resolution=600x600x2dpi
HPwmTextStyle=Medium
HPEconoMode=PrinterDefault AP_D_InputSlot= nocollate
media=Letter
com.apple.print.PrinterInfo.PMColorDeviceID..n.=-1129443005
OutputOrder=Normal
[SNIP‹another 25 or 26 lines starting with ³com.²]
This repeats several times with modifications (i.e., once again starting
with ³lp² & once starting with the following line:

root       376   0.0  0.1    27972    824  ??  S     8:38AM   2:55.91
usb://Hewlett-Packard/HP%20LaserJet%201200?serial=00CNCB539970 1359 scripter


I noticed a binary called lp in usr/bin, but I can¹t find a file named ³Thai
Steak With Coriander Pesto² anywhere on my hard drive.

So the obvious question is, Where is this coming from & what do I have to do
to get rid of it?

Another weird question: When trying to run sudo, I¹m prompted for a
password. Evidently, I¹ve forgotten whatever password I used to use for
sudo. What, if anything, can I do?

Thanks.

Dolphy
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