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pdshutdown(1) pdshutdown(1)

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command line. This option is equivalent to specifying the command-attribute

attributes .

Command Attributes

You may specify these attributes in a

-x "AttributeValuePairs

" string or in an attributes ﬁle designated

with the I -X AttributesFileName option.

attributes= AttributesFileName

Cause the designated attributes ﬁle to be read.

class=server

The only supported class for this command is

server.

message="MessageText

Specify the message that you want associated with the server being shutdown. You can use this mes-

sage to indicate the reason for shutting down the server or to provide other comments.

If the message attribute is not speciﬁed, the message already stored with the object remains

unchanged.

You can list this message by specifying

requested-attributes=message

with the pdls com-

mand.

when=WhenTime

Specify when the you want the shutdown to occur. WhenTime can be

after-current (default),

now,orafter-all.

now If the server is a Supervisor , the result of the command is to abort any currently printing

jobs, then shut down the supervisor. These job will be rescheduled to the next available printer

if the spooler is still active. If the spooler has been shutdown, the job is aborted. When the

spooler and supervisor become active again, the job will have to be submitted again.

If the server is a Spooler, the spooler shuts down immediately.

after-current (default)

If the server is a Supervisor , The supervisor continues to accept requests other than print

requests until the currently-printing jobs ﬁnish printing. Then the supervisor shuts down.

If the server is a Spooler, the spooler shuts down immediately.

after-all

The server (spooler or supervisor) continues to accept all requests except print requests until all

scheduled jobs ﬁnish printing. Then the server shuts down.

Object Attribute

There are no object attributes for this command.

Arguments

You must use the following argument value with the pdshutdown command:

ServerName Specify the server to shut down.

EXAMPLES

Shutdown a Server

To shut down supervisor SUPER1, enter the following command. This command also aborts all print jobs

that are currently printing and sets a message, "Down for maintenance".

pdshutdown -w now -m "Down for maintenance" SUPER1