Stop / Start printer queue

How to stop/restart printer queue

You can also use lsallq command to quickly display all printer queues configured on an AIX machine:

# lsallq

HKPRT1
HKPRT2

1. Displaying printer queue status. Use the lpstat command :

# sudo lpstat -o<Printer Name>

Queue Dev Status Job Files User PP % Blks Cp Rnk
------- ----- --------- --- ------------------ ---------- ---- -- ----- --- ---
HKPRT1 hp@49 READY

2. Stop a printer queue. To stop a printer queue, use the following -

# enq -K -P 'name_of_queue':

# sudo enq -K -P 'HKPRT1'

Check the status

#  sudo lpstat -oHKPRT1

Queue Dev Status Job Files User PP % Blks Cp Rnk
------- ----- --------- --- ------------------ ---------- ---- -- ----- --- ---
HKPRT1 hp@49 DOWN

3. Start a printer queue. Starting a printer queue is almost the same as stopping it:

# sudo enq -U -P 'HKPRT1'

Check the status

#sudo lpstat -oHKPRT1
Queue Dev Status Job Files User PP % Blks Cp Rnk
------- ----- --------- --- ------------------ ---------- ---- -- ----- --- ---
HKPRT1 hp@49 READY

4. Deleting a file from a printer queue.

Useful when a printer queue does not want to restart despite all your best efforts:

# lprm -P 'HKPRT1' 480

This removes job #480 from the printer queue named 'HKPRT1'.