Apple Mac OS X Server manual Checking the Status of Print Service, Viewing Print Service Settings

Checking the Status of Print Service

To see summary status of print service:

$ sudo serveradmin status print

To see detailed status of print service:

$ sudo serveradmin fullstatus print

Viewing Print Service Settings

To list print service configuration settings:

$ sudo serveradmin settings print

To list a particular setting:

$ sudo serveradmin settings print:setting

To list a group of settings:

You can list a group of settings that have part of their names in common by typing only as much of the name as you want, stopping at a colon (:), and typing an asterisk (*) as a wildcard for the remaining parts of the name. For example, to see all settings for a particular print queue:

$ sudo serveradmin settings print:queuesArray:_array_id:queue-id:*

ParameterDescription

queue-id CUPS queue ID (for example, <id> or _192_216_3_45).

Changing Print Service Settings

To change a setting:

$ sudo serveradmin settings print:setting = value

Parameter	Description
setting	A print service setting. To see a list of available settings, enter
	$ sudo serveradmin settings print
	or see “Print Service Settings” on page 164.
value	An appropriate value for the setting.

To change several settings:

$ sudo serveradmin settings print:setting = value print:setting = value print:setting = value [...]

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