Empty all print queues

[RVilhelmsen1]

Hi

Using the command "cancel -a -f" will flush all print queues, as far as i understand.

But if there is a unknown host (unknown host ps_10connection to ps_10 is down)  the jobs stops at this unknown host and do not skip it and continue. 
Is their wanyway to force flushing all print queues dispite the state of the printer/queue?

Regards
Robert VIlhelmsen

[Sahana_S]

Hello @RVilhelmsen1 ,

1. Use the cancel command to remove all print jobs from the queues: cancel -a

2. If jobs remain in the queue, manually delete the spool files: eg: rm -f /var/spool/lp/request/printer-name/*

3. After clearing the queues, please restart the schedular to apply changes.

For more information, please refer to this document.

Thanks,
Sahana S

[RVilhelmsen1]

Hi @Sahana_S 

Thanks. My real question is how do i handle the error messsage "unknown host" when the program do not proceed at this point?
It make sit difficult to schedule as a cron job.

root@serverx> cancel -a -f
Printer queue is empty.
unknown host ps_10connection to ps_10 is down

/Robert