How do I manage Linux print queues?

View a step-by-step screencast of this process:

To administer print jobs, first log into the server as root before running any of the following commands.

UniVerse Spooler Commands

• To view the status of a UV print queue:

usa -p lp1

• To enable a UV print queue:

usa +o -p lp1

• To manually start the UV spooler:

cd /u2/uv
bin/usd /usr/spool/uv -t

• To cancel print jobs from the UV Spooler:

For a specific job number:

usm -k 12345

For an entire queue:

usm -k -p lp1

Linux (CUPS) Spooler Commands

• To view the status of all print queues:

lpc status

• To check the status of a single print queue and view a list of pending jobs:

lpc status lp1
lpstat -P lp1
lpstat -plp1

• To remove a single print job:

cancel lp1-1234

• To remove all print jobs in a queue:

cancel -a lp1

• To enable  a queue:

cupsenable lp1

• To disable a queue:

cupsdisable lp1

• To enable all queues:

lpstat -p | grep disabled | awk '{print $2}' | xargs cupsenable

• To print a test job:

echo test | lpr -P lp1

• To restart/refresh the cups service:

service cups restart

Resources

• CUPS Documentation