2473024 - Spool error "Warning: Device unknown"

• An output request fails to print.  In SP01 the spool is in error status with an OS level message returned from the host spooler or print server.
• On Windows the error may be "Warning: Device unknown":
• Status:                 Problem (Error in host spool system)
• Job status:           Waiting in host spooler
• Error:                    Error in host spool sys.
• Info: / Message:   Warning: Device unknown

•  Windows may also return a similar error "The printer name is invalid."
• Windows/NT error 1801 [\\ServerName\PrinterName]: "The printer name is invalid."

• On Linux the error may be:
• Message from host spool:  /usr/bin/lpr: The printer or class was not found.
• On AIX the error may be:
• enq: (FATAL ERROR) : 0781-048 Bad Queue or device name
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SAP NetWeaver all releases

KBA , BC-CCM-PRN , Print and Output Management , BC-CCM-PRN-DVM , Printer Administration , Problem