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rcancel(1m) [hpux man page]

rcancel(1M)															       rcancel(1M)

NAME
rcancel - remove requests from a remote printer spooling queue SYNOPSIS
[id ...] [printer] user] DESCRIPTION
The command removes a request, or requests, from the spool queue of a remote printer. is invoked by the command (see lp(1)). At least one id or the name of a printer must be specified. This command is intended to be used only by the spool system in response to the command (see lp(1)), and should not be invoked directly. Options The command recognizes the following options: id Specifying a request ID (as returned by (see lp(1))) cancels the associated request, even if it is currently printing. The maximum number of ids that can be specified is 50. printer Name of the printer (for a complete list, use (see lpstat(1))). Specifying a printer cancels the request which is cur- rently printing on that printer, if the request is owned by the user. If the or the option is specified, this option only specifies the printer on which to perform the corresponding cancel operation. Remove all requests owned by the user on the specified printer (see printer). The owner is determined by the user's login name and host name on the machine where the command was invoked. Empty the spool queue of all requests for the specified printer. This form of invoking is useful only to users with appropriate privileges. Remove any requests queued belonging to that user (or users) for the specified printer. You can repeat the option to specify more users. The maximum number of users that can be specified is 50. This form of invoking is useful only to users with appropriate privileges. WARNINGS
A remote print request can be canceled only from the system on which the the original command was issued, and if the restrict cancel fea- ture (see lpadmin(1M)) is enabled for the specified printer, a request belonging to this printer can be canceled only by the system admin- istrator or the user who requested it. This command is intended to be used only by the spool system in response to the command (see lp(1)), and should not be invoked directly. AUTHOR
was developed by the University of California, Berkeley, and HP. FILES
SEE ALSO
enable(1), lp(1), lpstat(1), accept(1M), lpadmin(1M), lpsched(1M), rlp(1M), rlpdaemon(1M), rlpstat(1M). rcancel(1M)

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enable(1)						      General Commands Manual							 enable(1)

NAME
enable, disable - enable/disable LP printers SYNOPSIS
printers [reason]] printers DESCRIPTION
The command activates the named printers, enabling them to print requests taken by Use to find the status of printers (see lp(1) and lpstat(1)). deactivates the named printers, disabling them from printing requests taken by By default, any requests that are currently printing on the designated printers are reprinted in their entirety either on the same printer or on another member of the same class. Use to find the status of printers. Options recognizes the following options: Cancel any requests that are currently printing on any of the designated printers. Associate a reason with the deactivation of the printers. This reason applies to all printers mentioned up to the next option. If the option is not present or the option is given without a reason, a default reason is used. reason is reported by The maximum length of the reason message is 80 bytes. reason message of length greater than 80 bytes is truncated to 80 bytes. EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
Environment Variables determines the language in which messages are displayed. If is not specified or is null, it defaults to (see lang(5)). If any internationalization variable contains an invalid setting, all internationalization variables default to (see environ(5)). International Code Set Support Single- and multibyte character code sets are supported. EXAMPLES
Enable printer to accept requests: Deactivate printer and cancel any logged jobs: WARNINGS
If the restrict cancel feature (selected by the option -- see lpadmin(1M)) is enabled, and the user is neither administrator nor the owner of the currently printing request on the designated printer, ignores the option. and perform their operation on the local system only. FILES
SEE ALSO
lp(1), lpstat(1), accept(1M), lpadmin(1M), lpsched(1M), rcancel(1M), rlp(1M), rlpdaemon(1M), rlpstat(1M). enable(1)
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