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Canceling a print job (qcan command)
This section discusses how to cancel any job in the print queue. When you cancel a print
job, you are prompted to provide the name of the print queue where the job resides and the
job number to be canceled.
This procedure applies to both local and remote print jobs.
Prerequisites
• For local print jobs, the printer must be physically attached to your system or, in the case
of a network printer, attached and configured on the network.
• For remote print jobs, your system must be configured to communicate with the remote
print server.
Web–based System Manager
To cancel a print job using the Web–based System Manager fast path, enter:
wsm printers
In the Printer Queues window, select the print job, and then use the menus to cancel it from
a print queue.
qcan command
Use the qcan command to cancel either a particular job number in a local or remote print
queue, or all jobs in a local print queue. To determine the job number, enter the qchk
command.
The basic format of the qcan command is:
qcan –PQueueName –x JobNumber
See the qcan command in the AIX 5L Version 5.3 Commands Reference for the complete
syntax.
The following list contains examples of how to use the qcan command:
• To cancel job number 123 on whichever printer the job is on, enter:
qcan –x 123
• To cancel all jobs queued on printer lp0, enter:
qcan –X –Plp0
Note: The base operating system also supports the BSD UNIX cancel print command
(lprm) and the System V UNIX cancel print command (cancel). See the lprm and
cancel commands in the AIX 5L Version 5.3 Commands Reference for more information
and the complete syntax.
smit command
To cancel a print job using SMIT, enter:
smit qcan