HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Configuration Management

4. Start the LP spooler if it is not already running:
# /usr/sbin/lpsched
Removing a Printer from the LP Spooler
These procedures can be used to remove local, remote, and network printers from the
spooler.
Removing a Printer Using Web-Based HP SMH
1. Ensure that an X Window System server is running on your local system. See
“Using the X Window System” (page 32).
2. Start web-based HP SMH from your local system. See “Starting an HP SMH Web
Client” (page 24).
3. Navigate to Tools→ Printer Management→ Configure Printers or Plotters.
4. Click the Run button.
The Printers and Plotters window is displayed.
5. Highlight the printer or plotter you are removing.
6. Select Actions→ Remove.
NOTE: HP SMH asks for confirmation before removing the printer from the LP
spooler. If print jobs remain in the printer’s queue or if the printer is the system
default destination, HP SMH notifies you. If you choose to remove a printer with
jobs in its queue, HP SMH cancels them.
7. Click OK in the Confirmation dialog box.
The printer queue is removed.
8. Select File→ Exit to return to HP SMH.
Removing a Printer Using HP-UX Commands
See lpadmin(1M) and lpsched(1M) for details on the command options.
1. Ensure that you have superuser capabilities.
2. (Optional) Notify users that you are removing the printer from the system.
3. Remove the printer from the configuration file of any software application through
which the device is accessed. (Refer to the documentation accompanying the
software application for instructions.)
4. (Optional) Deny any further print requests for the printer. For example:
# /usr/sbin/reject -r"Use alternate printer." laser1
By doing this step, you can be assured that no new jobs will appear before you
remove the printer.
118 Configuring Printers