Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 16:12:59 -0600 (CST) From: Peter Elsner <peter@servplex.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/45731: lpq doesn't work according to man page Message-ID: <200211252212.gAPMCxp35679@spxdev.servplex.com>
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>Number: 45731
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: lpq doesn't work according to man page
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Mon Nov 25 14:20:00 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Peter Elsner
>Release: FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE i386
>Organization:
ServPlex Corporation
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD spxdev.servplex.com 4.5-STABLE FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE #1: Fri Mar 15 10:39:11 CST 2002 peter@spxdev.servplex.com:/home/usr/obj/home/usr/src/sys/SPXDEV i386
FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE
>Description:
man lpq displays the use as follows:
NAME
lpq - spool queue examination program
SYNOPSIS
lpq [-a] [-l] [-Pprinter] [job # ...] [user ...]
lpq -a (works fine)
lpq -l (doesn't return anything)
lpq -Pprinter (works fine)
lpq job# and lpq user (don't work).
Examples follow:
spxdev:root# lpq -a
lsjd1p2:
spxdev.servplex.com: Warning: lsjd1p2 is down:
spxdev.servplex.com: Warning: no daemon present
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
1st peter 13 (standard input) 785 bytes
(LPD Server):
spxdev:root# lpq -l
(LPD Server):
spxdev:root# lpq -Plsjd1p2
spxdev.servplex.com: Warning: lsjd1p2 is down:
spxdev.servplex.com: Warning: no daemon present
Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
1st peter 13 (standard input) 785 bytes
(LPD Server):
spxdev:root# lpq 13
(LPD Server):
spxdev:root# lpq peter
(LPD Server):
spxdev:root#
>How-To-Repeat:
turn off your printer and send a print job.
then type lpq -l or lpq job# or lpq username
(just as described in man page) and see the results.
>Fix:
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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