On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 01:26:09AM +0100, Richard Lyons wrote: > On Thursday 14 October 2004 20:10, Jacob S wrote: > [...] > > If I'm not mistaken, you can also delete jobs in the queue using cups' > > web interface (if not a command line tool, as well). > > > > In your web browser, go to http://localhost:631, then click the > > "Manage Printers" link, click on the printer with the jobs to be > > canceled and then delete the appropriate jobs from the queue. (Looks > > like you can click the "Manage Jobs" link as well, instead of "Manage > > Printers".) > > Yes, that is correct. Use Manage jobs for jobs and Manage printers for > printers - you can modify, configure, or even delete and install > printers from the web interface. This is how I usually work.
There is also /usr/bin/cancel (cupsys-client) and /usr/bin/lprm (cupsys-bsd) if you just want to remove jobs. > > But, a small warning, you do need to have the access permissions set up > right. I have one box where cups won't let me change anything and I > cannot see what I have configured wrong. Are you a member of the SystemGroup (default lpadmin) defined in cupsd.conf? > > A great advantage of the web interface is you don't need X running to > use it -- just access it via lynx (or other text-i/f browser). > > -- > richard -- Chris Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------- GNU/Linux --- The best things in life are free. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
