Re: inconsistent reports from lpstat

[Matt Richardson <shortpath@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Wayne Topa <linuxtwo@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 04/25/2011 04:10 PM, peasthope@shaw.ca wrote:
>>
>> CUPS supports printing using the menus in Leafpad and in iceweasel.
>> Yet lpstat reports no printers are available but a default is available.
>>
>> joule:~# whoami
>> root
>> joule:~# lpinfo -v
>> file cups-pdf:/
>> network socket
>> network lpd
>> network smb
>> network ipp
>> network http
>> network beh
>> direct parallel:/dev/lp0
>> joule:~# lpadmin -p HPDeskJet500 -u allow:all
>> joule:~# lpstat -l
>> joule:~# lpstat -d
>> system default destination: HPDeskJet500
>> joule:~#
>>
>> What else is needed so that "lpstat -l" reports the DeskJet and lp
>> or lpr can make it print?  Yes, I've done plenty of homework.
>>
>> Thanks,              ... Peter E.
>>
>
> From the man page
>
> lpstat -d displays the Default printer
> lpstat -p shows all printers
>
> WT
>

lpstat -t  gives you all you wanted to know about your queues.

-- 
Matt