Print service commands
A summary of the print service commands available to all users is provided.
The administrator can give users the ability to disable and enable a printer so that if a printer is malfunctioning, the user can turn the printer off without having to call the administrator. (However, in your printing environment, it might not be reasonable to allow regular users to disable a printer.)
The Administrative Print Service Commands Table lists print service commands available only to the administrator. To use the administrative commands, you must be logged in as root user.
The administrative print service commands are located in the /usr/lib directory. If you use these commands frequently, include /usr/lib in your PATH variable.
Administrative print service commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| accept reject | Permits jobs to be queued for a specified destination Prevents jobs from being queued for a specified destination |
| cancel | Cancels requests to a line printer |
| enable disable | Activates the named printers |
| lpadmin | Sets up or changes printer configurations |
| lpc | Provides (BSD) line printer control |
| lpfilter | Sets up or changes filter definitions |
| lpforms | Sets up or changes preprinted forms (use /usr/sbin/lpadmin to mount a form) |
| lpmove | Moves output requests from one destination to another |
| lpsched lpshut | Starts the print service Stops the print service |
| lpsystem | Registers remote systems with the print service |
| lpusers | Sets or changes the default priority and priority limits that the users of the print service can request |