LPRM(1B) BSD Compatibility Package Commands LPRM(1B)

NAME

lprm - remove print requests from the print queue

SYNOPSIS

/usr/ucb/lprm [-P destination] [-] [request-ID]...
[user]...

DESCRIPTION

The lprm utility removes print requests (request-ID) from the print
queue.


Without arguments, lprm deletes the current print request. lprm reports
the name of the file associated with print requests that it removes.
lprm is silent if there are no applicable print requests to remove.


Users can only remove print requests associated with their user name. See
Notes. If a superuser executes lprm and specifies the user operand, lprm
removes all print requests belonging to the specified user.


The print client commands locate destination information using the
"printers" database in the name service switch. See nsswitch.conf(5),
printers(5), and printers.conf(5) for details.

OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

-P destination
The name of the printer or class of printers (see
lpadmin(8)) from which to remove print requests.
Specify destination using atomic, URI-style
(scheme://endpoint), or POSIX-style
(server:destination) names. See printers.conf(5) for
information regarding the naming naming conventions for
destination names.


-
If a user specifies this option, removes all print
requests owned by that user. If a superuser specifies
this option, removes all requests in the print queue.
Job ownership is determined by the user's login name
and host name on the machine from which lpr was
executed. See Notes.

OPERANDS

The following operands are supported.

request-ID
Removes a specific print request. Specify request-ID as
the job number (Job) associated with a print request and
reported by lpq. See lpq(1B).


user
Removes print requests associated with a specific user.
Specify user as a valid user name. This option can only be
used by a superuser.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Removing a Print Request

The following example removes request-ID 385 from destination killtree:


example% lprm -P killtree 385

EXIT STATUS

The following exit values are returned:

0
Successful completion.


non-zero
An error occurred.

FILES

$HOME/.printers
User-configurable printer database


/etc/printers.conf
System printer configuration database


printers.conf.byname
NIS version of /etc/printers.conf


ou=printers
LDAP version of /etc/printers.conf

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

lp(1), lpstat(1), lpc(1B), lpq(1B), lpr(1B), nsswitch.conf(5),
printers(5), printers.conf(5), attributes(7), standards(7), lpadmin(8)

NOTES

Users can only remove print requests associated with their user name. By
default, users can only remove print requests on the host from which the
print request was submitted. If a superuser has set user-equivalence=true
in /etc/printers.conf on the print server, users can remove print
requests associated with their user name on any host. Superusers can
remove print requests on the host from which the print request was
submitted. Superusers can also remove print requests from the print
server.


Some print servers send cancellation notifications to job owners when
their print jobs have been cancelled. This notification usually comes in
the form of an email message. Cancellation notices cannot be disabled on
a Solaris server.

NOTES

When IPP is in use, the user is prompted for a passphrase if the remote
print service is configured to require authentication.


November 26, 2017 LPRM(1B)