How to Obtain Information About Printers When Using IPP

Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

To obtain information about a printer when using IPP, you would type:

# lpset -a printer-uri-supported=ipp://server/printers/server queue

To see the return output for the printer, you would type:
# lpstat -p test -l

Example 9–1 Obtaining Information About Printers When Using IPP

# lpset -a printer-uri-supported=ipp://server/printers/test test
# lpstat -p test -l
printer test disabled since Fri Nov 03 11:48:53 2006. available.
        new printer
        Form mounted:
        Content types: application/postscript
        Description:
        Connection:
        Interface: /usr/lib/lp/model/uri
        PPD: /usr/lib/lp/model/ppd/system/foomatic \
/HP/HP-Color_LaserJet_4600-Postscript.ppd.gz
        On fault: write root
        After fault: continue
        Users allowed:
                (all)
        Forms allowed:
                (none)
        Media supported:
                Letter
                A4
                11x17
                A3
                A5
                B5
                Env10
                EnvC5
                EnvDL
                EnvISOB5
                EnvMonarch
                Executive
                Legal
        Banner required
        Character sets:
                (none)
        Default pitch:
        Default page size:
        Default port setting:
        Options: