User`s guide

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Printers, Print Jobs, and Queues Overview for Users
Prioritizing a Print Job (qpri Command)
You can change the priority of a job with the Web-based System Manager fast path or the
qpri or smit commands. You can only assign job priority on local queues. Higher values
indicate a higher priority for the print job. The default priority is 15. The maximum priority is
20 for most users, and 30 for users with root user privilege and members of the printq group
(group 9).
Note: You cannot assign priority to a remote print job.
Prerequisite
The printer must be physically attached to your system.
Web-based System Manager Fast Path
To change the priority of a queued print job using the Web-based System Manager fast
path, type:
wsm printers
In the Print Queues container, select the print job, then use the menus to set the priority for
that job in a local print queue.
qpri Command
The qpri command reassigns the priority of a print job that you submitted. If you have root
user authority or belong to the printq group, you can assign priority to any job while it is in
the print queue. The basic format of the qpri command is:
qpri –# JobNumber –a PriorityLevel
For example, to change job number 123 to priority number 18, type:
qpri –# 123 –a 18
For example, to prioritize a local print job as it is submitted, type:
qprt –PQueueName –R PriorityLevel FileName
See the qpri command in the AIX Commands Reference for the exact syntax.
smit Command
To change the priority of a print job using SMIT, type:
smit qpri