LPD_CANCEL(1)

NAME
lpd_cancel - remove an entry from a remote lpd print spooler

SYNOPSIS
lpd_cancel [-v] -j id_num queue@host | host [queue]

DESCRIPTION
lpd_cancel removes an entry from the BSD line printer daemon at host. The job is removed to queue, or lp if not specified. The job id to cancel is id_num, or 1 if not specified. To be compliant with RFC-1179, this program must run SUID root, so that a privileged outbound port may be used. However, many lpd servers found on networked printers do not enforce this requirement.

OPTIONS

-j job_id
    Set the job id to be job_id. This should be a three digit number from 001 to 999. Default is 001.

-v  Print warnings and fatal errors.

-vv Print warnings, fatal errors, and informative messages.

-vvv
    Print everything (debug level).

BUGS
When one does not have permission to cancel the requested job, no error message is displayed. Actually lpd_cancel does not work at all; don't print jobs you intend to cancel.

AUTHOR
Jacob A. Langford <langford@uiuc.edu>

SEE ALSO
lpd_print(1), lpd_status(1), RFC-1179