This section discusses how you can display the current status information for specified job numbers, queues, printers, or users.
To check the status of a print job using Web-based System Manager, type wsm, then select Printers.
In the Printer Queues window, select the print job, then use the menus to check its status.
The qchk command displays the current status information regarding specified print jobs, print queues, or users.
The basic format of the qchk command is:
qchk -P QueueName -# JobNumber -u OwnerName
See the qchk command in the AIX 5L Version 5.2 Commands Reference for the complete syntax.
For example, to display the default print queue, type:
qchk -q
For example, to display the long status of all queues until empty, while updating the screen every 5 seconds, type:
qchk -A -L -w 5
For example, to display the status for print queue lp0, type:
qchk -P lp0
For example, to display the status for job number 123, type:
qchk -# 123
For example, to check the status of all jobs in all queues, type:
qchk -A
Note: The base operating system also supports the BSD UNIX check print queue command (lpq) and the System V UNIX check print queue command (lpstat). See the lpq and lpstat commands in the AIX 5L Version 5.2 Commands Reference for the complete syntax.
To check a print job's status using SMIT, type:
smit qchk
Some of the status conditions that a print queue can have are:
DEV_BUSY | Indicates that:
To recover from a DEV_BUSY, wait until the queue or application has released the printer device or cancel the job or process that is using the printer port. |
DEV_WAIT | Indicates that the queue is waiting on the printer because the printer
is offline, out of paper, jammed, or the cable is loose, bad, or wired incorrectly.
To recover from a DEV_WAIT, correct the problem that caused it to wait. It may be easier for diagnostic testing to use the enq command to move all queued jobs from the DEV_WAIT queue to another queue that is either printing or is DOWN. After the problem is corrected, you can move any unprinted job back to the original queue. |
DOWN | A queue will usually go into a DOWN state after
it has been in the DEV_WAIT state. This situation occurs
when the printer device driver cannot tell if the printer is there due to
absence of correct signalling. However, some printers may not have the capability
to signal the queuing system that it is offline, and instead signals that
it is off. If the printer device signals or appears to be off, the queue will
go into the DOWN state.
To recover from a DOWN state, correct the problem that has brought the queue down and have the system administrator bring the queue back up. The queue must be manually brought up before it can be used again. |
HELD | Specifies that a print job is held. The print job will not be processed by the spooler until it is released. |
QUEUED | Specifies that a print file is queued and is waiting in line to be printed. |
READY | Specifies that everything involved with the queue is ready to queue and print a job. |
RUNNING | Specifies that a print file is printing. |