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• To discard job 3021 at 5:00 p.m. on January 2, 2002 enter one of the
following commands:
# pdmod -x "job-retention-period=02:01:2002:17:00:00" 3021
# pdset -c job \
-x "job-retention-period=02:01:2002:17:00:00" 3021
7.1.14 Including Messages
You can use the -m option with the following commands to include a message
about a job or a document when you are altering or changing the state:
• pdclean
• pdcreate
• pddelete
• pddisable
• pdenable
• pdmod
• pdpause
• pdresume
• pdrm
• pdshutdown
If you are an end user, you can include a message only for commands for
which you have access; for example, the pdmod command. However, you can
view a message included by an administrator by issuing the pdls command
and specifying the job or documents.
The following examples show how to include a message:
• To hange the copy count and include a message:
# pdmod -m "changing copy count" -n 4 spooler1:10
• To remove a job and include a message:
# pdrm -m "removing job file corrupt" 2127
7.1.15 Including Event Notification
You can receive notification when your job has completed by using the -N
option of the pdpr command and specifying the notification method. The
notification method is either e-mail, which sends you an e-mail message, or
message, which sends a message to the console window.
The following example shows how to specify notification:
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