Apple Mac OS X Server manual Holding a Job, To hold a job, To release the job

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For each job, the command lists:

ÂDocument name

ÂDocument size

ÂJob ID

ÂSubmitting user

ÂSubmitting host

ÂJob name

ÂJob state

ÂJob priority

Holding a Job

You can use the serveradmin setJobState command to hold or release a job.

To hold a job:

$ sudo serveradmin command print:command = setJobState print:status = HOLD print:jobsArray:_array_index:0:printer = queue print:jobsArray:_array_index:0:idsArray:_array_index:0 = jobid Control-D

Parameter	Description
queue	The name of the queue. To find the name of the queue, use the
	getQueues command and look for the value of the printer
	setting. See “Listing Queues” on page 167.
jobid	The ID of the job. To find the ID of the job, use the getJobs
	command and look for the value of the jobId setting. See “Listing
	Jobs and Job Information” on page 167.

To release the job for printing, change its state to PENDING.

To release the job:

$ sudo serveradmin command

print:command = setJobState

print:status = PENDING

print:jobsArray:_array_index:0:printer = queue

print:jobsArray:_array_index:0:idsArray:_array_index:0 = jobid

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Chapter 10 Working with the Print Service