lpstat command check linux printer details

lpstat command to check linux printer details:

As a oracle apps dba if we need to check the linux printer status using command "lpstat" options.

At some situation users reporting conncurrent program completed with warnings due printer issue (any issues)

To analyse use "lpstat" command on concurrent manager running linux server,

1.lpstat -p

This will display all configured printer name on this server.

printer xxxx1 is idle.  enabled since Thu 03 Nov 2011 03:21:24 PM EDT
printer xxx2 is idle.  enabled since Thu 03 Nov 2011 03:21:24 PM EDT
printer xxx3 is idle.  enabled since Thu 03 Nov 2011 03:21:24 PM EDT
printer xxx4 is idle.  enabled since Thu 03 Nov 2011 03:21:24 PM EDT
printer xxx5 disabled since Thu 19 Apr 2012 05:53:30 PM EDT -Paused

2.lpstat -p xxxx1  (Display particular printer details)

printer xxxx1 is idle.  enabled since Thu 03 Nov 2011 03:21:24 PM EDT

3.lpstat -a xxxx1   (Display particular printer print accepting status)

xxxx1 accepting requests since Thu 06 Dec 2012 03:57:25 PM EST

4. lpstat -t xxxx1     (This will display all printer pending que jobs in printer que, if will display more jobs we will face printer  print issue)

xxx-655          ora          24576   Tue 08 Dec 2015 01:49:45 PM EST
xxx-656          ora          24576   Tue 08 Dec 2015 09:15:19 PM EST
xxx-657          ora          25600   Tue 08 Dec 2015 09:47:42 PM EST
xxx-658          ora          25600   Tue 08 Dec 2015 10:14:24 PM EST
xxx-659          ora          25600   Tue 08 Dec 2015 10:29:23 PM EST
xxx-682          ora         173056   Thu 20 Jul 2017 08:04:28 PM EDT
xx1-683          ora         211968   Tue 15 Aug 2017 03:12:11 AM EDT
xx1-659          ora          25600   Tue 08 Dec 2015 10:29:23 PM EST
xx2-682          ora         173056   Thu 20 Jul 2017 08:04:28 PM EDT
xx2-683          ora         211968   Tue 15 Aug 2017 03:12:11 AM EDT
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etc

5.lpstat -t |grep xxx      (This will display the particular printer pending que jobs in printer que)

xxx-655          ora          24576   Tue 08 Dec 2015 01:49:45 PM EST
xxx-656          ora          24576   Tue 08 Dec 2015 09:15:19 PM EST
xxx-657          ora          25600   Tue 08 Dec 2015 09:47:42 PM EST
xxx-658          ora          25600   Tue 08 Dec 2015 10:14:24 PM EST
xxx-659          ora          25600   Tue 08 Dec 2015 10:29:23 PM EST
xxx-682          ora         173056   Thu 20 Jul 2017 08:04:28 PM EDT

5.lpstat -t |grep xxx |wc -l   (This will display the total pending que job in  printer que)

count 6

This will help to analyse the issue initialy.

Thanks