GSPL-STOP(1)
NAME
gspl-stop - cancel spooler
gspl-suspend - suspend assignment of printers
gspl-release - release assignment of printers
SYNOPSIS
gspl-stop [ -y ] gspl-suspend [ -y ] [ n ]
DESCRIPTION
gspl-stop is a program which should be invoked to bring the GNUspool
spooler system to an orderly halt prior to system shutdown. Any jobs in
progress will be saved, and the current page noted for resumption when
the spooler is restarted. Confirmation is requested (reply "y" or "n")
unless the "-y" option is specified.
gspl-suspend halts the assignment of jobs to printers for a short time,
which defaults to 5 minutes or as given as a time in seconds last
argument to the command, or until released by gspl-release. Again
confirmation is requested unless the "-y" option is given.
Only a user with the Stop spooler privilege may successfully invoke any
of these commands.
The reason why gspl-suspend this may be useful is that in a network
scenario, where a new host is brought on line, a considerable amount of
network traffic is created, and the assignment of printers to jobs and
the broadcasting of information between hosts can flood the network to
an unacceptable degree.
OPTIONS
Note that there is no means of saving the "-y" option in a .gnuspool
file as this is not considered to be sensible. If you have to do this,
put the command in a shell "wrapper".
-y Do not ask for confirmation.
ENVIRONMENT
SPRESTCONF path name of alternative message file.
SEE ALSO
gspl-start(1), gnuspool.conf(5), gnuspool.hosts(5), spd(8), spdinit(8),
spshed(8).
DIAGNOSTICS
Various diagnostics may be issued, read as required from the message
file rest.help.
The most important ones are that it is not running and that the user is
not permitted to invoke the command.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free
software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU
General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There
is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
AUTHOR
- John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.