[cups.general] lpstat not reporting correct printer status

[Michael Sweet]

On May 5, 2010, at 4:48 AM, Alexander Lorenz wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> we are using CUPS 1.3.11 on a Collax Business Server to manage printing.
> To check check wether the printer status we want to use lpstat.
> I guess lpstat -p should report the printer status, but on our systems it shows ever "idle", but not if there is a "paper jam" or "medi tray empty" error.
> Can this be checked by lpstat or an other CUPS included tool??


"lpstat -l -p" will show any printer-state-reasons values after "Alerts:".

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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair