How to Enable or Disable a Printer

1. Log in as superuser or lp on the print server.

2. Stop printing print requests on the printer by using the disable command.

   # disable [-c | -W] [-r "reason"] printer-name

   disable	Cancels the current job, then disables the printer. The current job is saved to reprint when the printer is enabled.
   -c	Cancels the current job, then disables the printer. The current job is not printed later.
   -W	Waits until the current job is finished before disabling the printer.
   -r "reason"	Provides users with a reason why the printer is disabled. The reason is stored and displayed whenever a user checks on the status of the printer (lpstat -p).
   printer-name	Name of the printer that will stop printing print requests.

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   Note -

   You cannot enable or disable classes of printers. Only individual printers can be enabled or disabled.

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3. Start printing print requests on the printer by using the enable command.

   # enable printer-name

4. Verify the printer is enabled.

   $ lpstat -p printer-name

Examples--Enabling or Disabling a Printer

In the following example, the command stops the current job on the printer luna, saves it to print later, and provides a reason why the printer has stopped printing print requests.

# disable -r "changing the form" luna

In the following example, the command starts printing print requests on the printer luna.

# enable luna
printer "luna" enabled