Re: [SLUG] Deliting Printing File

From: Frank Roberts - SOTL (sotl155360@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Jul 04 2001 - 19:05:55 EDT


Thanks
This worked.
Frank

On Wednesday 04 July 2001 05:03 pm, you wrote:
> 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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