printing tips for HP-UX

Add/remove printers by using SAM.

Optionally you may add jetdirect connected printers via: /opt/hpnpl/admin/hppi

Directories:

/var/spool/lp/request/{printername} = spool area for print jobs

disable printername = disable lp subsystem from sending data to the printer

enable printername = enable lp subsystem to send data to the printer

(the above commands are like using the "pause printing" function in windows)

Start/stop users from sending print jobs to the queue.

accept printername = allow the lp spooler to accept requests for the printer

reject printername = do NOT allow the lp spooler to accept requests for the printer

(the above commands are similar to turning on/off sharing on a printer in windows)

lpstat –t = display all printers status and output jobs (full report)

lpstat -pprintername = displays the specified printer's status

lpstat -s = print summary status for all printers

lpstat -o = list all output jobs on all printers

lpstat -oprintername = list all output jobs on the specified printers

lpstat -d Lists the system default printer

lpstat (no options) Lists the user's outstanding printer requests

man net_ljx000 = displays man page for net_ljx000 model script which display options the printer can accept.

lp –d printername filename = prints filename to the printer named: printername

lp –d printername –o options filename = prints filename to the printer named: printername using the printer specific options (such as landscape, nb, etc.)

list of common –o options:

c = compressed text

letter = 8.5 X 11

legal = 8.5 X 14

fp# = font pitch; Set the font pitch to <#> characters per inch.

lpi<#> = Print specified lines per inch, where <#> is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 16, 24, or 48.

duplex = prints on both sides of page

landscape = landscape orientation

portrait = portrait orientation (standard, default)

To cancel jobs

Either hit the cancel button on the laserjet or use the cancel command:

commonly used:

cancel printer12-123 - Cancels the printer12-123 job request

cancel printer12 - Cancels the currently serviced job on printer: printer12

cancel -e printer12 - Cancels all jobs (all users) on printer: printer12

cancel -udavid printer12 -Cancels all jobs submitted by user: david on printer: printer12

cancel Man page:

cancel Command

The cancel command cancels requests that were made with the lp

command, even if they are currently printing. At least one id or

printer must be specified.

The cancellation of a request that is currently printing frees the

printer to print its next available request.

id ... Specifies one or more requests. id is a request ID

returned by lp or lpalt.

printer ... Specifies one or more printers. printer is the name of

a printer, not a class. Either cancel the request that

is currently printing on each printer, or, if an -a, -

e, or -u option is specified, specify the printer on

which to perform the corresponding operation.

-a Remove all requests the user owns on each printer. The

owner is determined by the user's login name and the

host name of the machine where the lp command was

invoked.

-e Empty the spool queue of all requests for each printer.

Only users with appropriate privileges can use this

option.

-i Cancel only local requests.

-uuser Remove any requests belonging to user. You can repeat

the -u option to specify more users. Only users with

appropriate privileges can use this option.

Sometimes users will receive the following:

From: lp@mybox.mydomain.com

To: david@mybox.mydomain.com

error code 2 in request printer12-555 on printer printer12

They receive the message because of either hitting cancel on the printer's control panel (most likely), or there's a problem with the Jetdirect timing.