[X-Unix] ps oddity

[Eric F Crist]

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I won't repeat what Adrian already said, but he's exactly right.   
You're looking at much description information about a print process.


On Jul 2, 2006, at 10:13 AM, Ethan Rips wrote:

> 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 “com.”]
> This repeats several times with modifications (i.e., once again  
> starting with “lp” & 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 can’t find a file  
> named “Thai Steak With Coriander Pesto” 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, I’m prompted for a  
> password. Evidently, I’ve forgotten whatever password I used to use  
> for sudo. What, if anything, can I do?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dolphy
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Eric F Crist
Secure Computing Networks
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