Specifications

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Printing Administration
OPR_WAIT
Specifies that the backend program is waiting for the operator to perform a
task, such as loading paper. This is usually software–related.
Normal Recovery: To recover from an OPR_WAIT state, respond
appropriately to the request that is made by the queuing system.
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.
UNKNOWN Specifies that a user created a queue on a device file that another queue is
using and that its status is DEV_WAIT. The queue cannot get a status from
the printer device ( lp0 ) when it is on hold ( DEV_WAIT ).
Normal recovery: To correct this, bring down the other queue or fix the
problem with the printer. Bring the new queue down and back up so the
queue registers as READY.
The following status conditions apply to remote queues:
CONNECT Specifies that the backend is trying to connect to the remote host.
GET_HOST Specifies that the backend is getting the host to which the print job will be
sent.
INITING Specifies that the backend is in the process of establishing a connection to
the network.
SENDING Specifies that the backend is sending the print job to the remote host.