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 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.