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                                               (BSD System Compatibility)

                                  lprm(1bsd)
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   lprm -- (BSD) remove jobs from the printer queue 

Synopsis

   /usr/ucb/lprm [-Pprinter] [-] [job # . . . ] [username . . . ]

Description

   lprm removes a job or jobs from a printer's spooling queue. Since the
   spool directory is protected from users, using lprm is normally the
   only method by which a user can remove a job.

   Without any arguments, lprm deletes the job that is currently active,
   provided that the user who invoked lprm owns that job.

   When the privileged user specifies a username, lprm removes all jobs
   belonging to that user.

   You can remove a specific job by supplying its job number as an
   argument, which you can obtain using lpq(1bsd). For example:
   lpq  -Phost
   host is ready and printing
   Rank         Owner   Job     Files           Total Size
   active       wendy   385     standard input  35501 bytes
   lprm -Phost 385

   lprm reports the names of any files it removes, and is silent if there
   are no applicable jobs to remove.

   lprm Sends the request to cancel a job to the print spooler, LPSCHED.

  Options

   -Pprinter
          Specify the queue associated with a specific printer. Otherwise
          the value of the PRINTER variable in the environment is used.
          If this variable is unset, the queue for the default printer is
          used.
   -
          Remove all jobs owned by you. If invoked by the privileged
          user, all jobs in the spool are removed. Job ownership is
          determined by the user's login name and host name on the
          machine where the lpr command was executed.

Files

   /var/spool/lp/*
          spooling directories

Diagnostics

   lprm: printer: unknown printer
          The printer was not found in the System V LP database. Usually
          this is a typing mistake; however, it may indicate that the
          printer does not exist on the system. Use `lpstat -p' to get
          the status of printers.
   lprm: error on opening queue to spooler
          The connection to lpsched on the local machine failed. This
          usually means the printer server started at boot time has died
          or is hung. Check if the printer spooler daemon
          /usr/lib/lp/lpsched is running.
   lprm: Can't send message to the LP print service
   lprm: Can't receive message from the LP print service
          These indicate that the LP print service has been stopped. Get
          help from the system administrator.
   lprm: Received unexpected message from the LP print service
          It is likely there is an error in this software. Get help from
          system administrator.
   lprm: Can't cancel request
          You are not allowed to remove another user's print request.

References

   lp(1), lpq(1bsd), lpr(1bsd), lpsched(1M)

Notices

   An active job may be incorrectly identified for removal by an lprm
   command issued with no arguments. During the interval between an
   lpq(1bsd) command and the execution of lprm, the next job in queue may
   have become active; that job may be removed unintentionally if it is
   owned by you. To avoid this, supply lprm with the job number to remove
   when a critical job that you own is next in line.

   Only the privileged user can remove print jobs submitted from another
   host.
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   © 2004 The SCO Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
   UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004
   
See also lprm(1)