8:disable

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NAME

disable, enable - stop/start printers and classes

SYNOPSIS

disable [ -E ] [ -c ] [ -h server ] [ -r reason ] destination(s)

enable [ -E ] destination(s)

DESCRIPTION

enable starts the named printers or

classes.

disable stops the named printers or classes. The

following options may be used:
-c
Cancels all jobs on the named destination.
-r [ reason ]

Sets the message associated with the stopped state. If no reason is specified then the message is set to "Reason

Unknown".

The -E option forces encryption when connecting to

the server.

COMPATIBILITY

The CUPS versions of disable and enable may ask the user for an access password depending on the printing system configuration. This differs from the System V versions which require the root user to execute these

commands.

SEE ALSO

accept(8), cancel(1), lp(1), lpadmin(8), lpstat(1), reject(8), CUPS Software Administrators Manual,

http://localhost:631/documentation.html

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1993-2003 by Easy Software Products, All Rights

Reserved.

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