rmquedev Command

Purpose

Removes a printer or plotter queue device from the system.

Syntax

rmquedev -d Name -q Name

Description

The rmquedev command removes a printer or plotter queue device from the system configuration by deleting the device stanza named by the -d flag from the /etc/qconfig file. It also modifies the Device=DeviceName1,DeviceName2,DeviceName3 line of the queue stanza, deleting the entry for the device Name.

You can use the Printer Queues application in Web-based System Manager (wsm) to change printer characteristics.

You could also use the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) smit rmquedev fast path to run this command.

Recommendation: To edit the /etc/qconfig file, use the chque, mkque, rmque, chquedev, mkquedev, and rmquedev commands or SMIT. Further, it is recommended to run these commands during slow or off-peak time.

If manual editing of the /etc/qconfig file is necessary, you can first issue the enq -G command to bring the queuing system and the qdaemon to a halt after all jobs are processed. Then you can edit the /etc/qconfig file and restart the qdaemon with the new configuration.

Flags

Item	Description
-d Name	Specifies the Name of the device stanza to be deleted from the qconfig file.
-q Name	Specifies the Name of the device to be modified in the preceding queue stanza.

Security

Attention RBAC users and Trusted AIX® users: This command can perform privileged operations. Only privileged users can run privileged operations. For more information about authorizations and privileges, see Privileged Command Database in Security. For a list of privileges and the authorizations associated with this command, see the lssecattr command or the getcmdattr subcommand.

Examples

To delete the loc device stanza from the /etc/qconfig file and modify the "DEVICE =" stanza in the preceding queue stanza lpq, enter:

rmquedev -q lpq -d loc

Files

Item	Description
/usr/bin/rmquedev	Contains the rmquedev command.
/etc/qconfig	Configuration file.