[cups.general] jobs passed to printer too quickly

[Michael Sweet]

nlin wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I'm running RHEL 4 and currently trying to migrate from LPRng to cups.  
> In our original set up using LPRng, our users can use lpstat -t to view 
> current print jobs.  I've having problems viewing print jobs with cups.
> 
> 1.  The jobs goes from "active" to done way too fast.  Sometimes the 
> printer is still processing the information and havn't printed, but in 
> the cups web interface, it shows the job as completed.  Is there a way 
> around this?  Is this a configuration issue?

Impossible to say with the information you've provided.

What version of CUPS?

What is the device URI of the affect printer(s)?

What driver are you using?

> 2.  lpstat -t no longer works.  Is the cups web interface the only way 
> for me to view jobs.  By not working I mean that it no longer display 
> nice information (username, job id, time submitted, etc).  Is there an 
> equivalent command line interface in cups that will show me the printer 
> status?

man lpstat is a place to start...  lpstat -o will display all active
jobs, lpstat -W completed -o will display all completed jobs.

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