lp admin (on a Solaris system)

lpsystem -l

lists known print servers

lpstat -v

lists known printers and their servers

lpsystem -tbsd dp

adds bsd-type print server dp (for example).

lpadmin -sdp -pmyprinter -I any

adds printer myprinter to print server dp
-I any lets the queue process any kind of print file; without it, the queue may refuse files with complaints about needing filters for them.

lpstat -p myprinter

shows status of printer myprinter

enable myprinter [NOT needed in Solaris 2.6 and later]

enables printer myprinter

accept myprinter [NOT needed in Solaris 2.6 and later]

makes the printer myprinter accept requests.

lpadmin -x myprinter

removes the printer myprinter from the LP print service.

Deleting jobs on Solaris

Last modified Thu Feb 28 12:53:54 PST 2002