Re: [SLUG] Deliting Printing File

From: R P Herrold (herrold@owlriver.com)
Date: Wed Jul 04 2001 - 17:03:41 EDT


On Wed, 4 Jul 2001, Frank Roberts - SOTL wrote:

> file before. How do I get rid of this without feeding a ream or two of paper
> through the computer?

Turn off the printer

As root, try: lpq to list the pending pring jobs.

Then use: lprm (jobnumber)

Restart the lpd

That should do the trick, of it is using the LPD, which, to
survive a reboot, it probably is. Alsi the contstn is
probably in /var/spool/lpd/(something) -- rm that file

-- Russ



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