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• The following command creates the queue named production_q and
associate it with the spooler named red_spl:
# pdcreate -c queue red_spl:production_q
6.1.1 Enabling a Queue
Use the pdenable command to enable a queue. When you enable a queue,
the queue accepts print jobs.
The pdenable command has the following command-line syntax:
pdenable -c queue [-m message text] [-x extended_attribute_string] [-X
attribute_filename] queue_name
6.1.2 Disabling a Queue
Use the pddisable command to disable a queue. When you disable a queue,
the queue does not accept print jobs. The pddisable command has the
following command-line syntax:
pddisable -c queue [-m message text] [-x extended_attribute_string] [-X
attribute_filename] queue_name
6.1.3 Removing All Jobs from a Queue
Operators and Administrators can use the pdclean command to remove
all jobs from a queue.
When you use the pdclean command to remove all jobs from a queue, jobs
that are currently printing, retained, or processing at associated physical
printers are deleted. Before the command can be executed, the queue must
be disabled.
• The following example shows how to remove all jobs from the queue
named production_q:
#pdclean -c queue production_q
6.1.4 Determining Queue States
The attribute state contains the current state of a queue. A queue can be in
one of the two states described below:
• ready — The normal operating state of the queue
• paused — The queue is paused and will not submit jobs to physical
printers until it is returned to the ready state.
A queue is paused with the pdpause command and is resumed with the
pdresume command.
6–2 Creating and Managing Queues and Printers