Changing or showing queue characteristics

You can display and change queue characteristics for local and remote print queues and print queue devices.

The following prerequisites must be true to change or display queue properties:
  • For local print queues, the printer must be physically attached to your system.
  • For remote print queues, your system must be configured to communicate with the remote print server.
  • To change queue or queue device characteristics, you must have root authority.

The following procedures apply to both local and remote print queues and print queue devices.

At the system prompt, type smit chpq and then follow the instructions to complete the task.
You can also perform this procedure with the chque, chquedev, lsvirprt, and chvirprt commands.