disable Command

Commands Reference, Volume 2

Disables printer queue devices.

disable [ -c ] [ -rReason ] PrinterName ...

The disable command disables or brings offline the printer queue devices specified by the PrinterName parameter.

Note: You must have root user authority or belong to the printq group to run this command.

-c	Cancels all job requests. Using this flag is the same as entering the enq -K command.
-rReason	Specifies the reason for disabling the printer queue device with the Reason variable. This flag is a "no operation" flag, which means that the system ignores this flag.

To bring printer queue lp0 offline without waiting for the current print jobs to finish, enter:
```
disable -c lp0
```
To bring printer queue lp0 offline after all print jobs are finished, enter:
```
disable lp0
```

/usr/sbin/qdaemon	Queuing daemon
/etc/qconfig	Queue configuration file
/etc/qconfig.bin	Digested, binary version of the /etc/qconfig file
/var/spool/lpd/qdir/*	Queue requests
/var/spool/lpd/stat/*	Information on the status of the devices
/var/spool/qdaemon/*	Temporary copies of enqueued files

The cancel command, enable command, enq command, lp command, lpstat command.

Starting and Stopping a Print Queue in AIX Version 4.3 Guide to Printers and Printing.