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#	@(#)Help	13.2 (RC International) 91/08/23
ABSTRACT:Perform Daily Printer Service Operations
	The operations menu allow you to:
	- enable and disable printers
	- turn on or off the acceptance status of printers 
	- set the system default printer destination.

menu:L1:Allow Class(es) and/or Printer(s) to Accept Print Requests
	You use the accept task to let print requests be accepted
	for a printer or class of printers. You must do this after
	adding a new printer because the Line Printer Service holds off
	accepting any requests for the printer until you've finished
	defining it. (If you use 'sysadm' to add a new printer, the 
	accept task will be done automatically). You tell the print
	service you're done using the accept task. You may also need
	to stop accepting requests at a later time, perhaps because
	you wish to take the printer out of service for repair or
	because too many requests are backed up in queue for the
	printer. When the printer is ready for service again you'll
	use the accept task.

accept:F1:Printer(s) and/or Class(es)
	You are expected to enter the name of the printer or printer
	class that is now ready to accept print requests. You can give
	more than one name by separating them with spaces or commas.
	You may also enter the word all to force all printers not
	currently accepting requests to accept requests.
	
	If you do not know the name of a printer or class, press CHOICES
	and a list of those printers and classes not currently accepting
	requests will be presented to you to select from.  Once the
	Choices menu appears, move to each choice that you wish to select
	and press MARK.  When you are done marking your choices, press ENTER.
	
	Note that accepting print requests for a printer is not enough
	to cause them to print. The printer must also be enabled, using
	the enable menu selection.
	
	The Line Printer Service does not start printing requests until
	it is told by you that the printer is ready: powered on, with
	paper loaded, with the proper form loaded, etc.

menu:L7:Set Default Print Destination
	You use the set default task when you want to assign the default
	destination. This is the printer or class of printers that all
	print requests will be sent to if they are not explicitly sent
	to a different destination.  You do not need to define a default
	destination, but it is usually a good idea because it makes it
	easier on the people using the print service, because they then
	do not need to use the -d option in an lp command.

menu:L8:Unset Default Print Destination
	Select this menu item if you do not want to have a default
	printer for the lp printer system.

default:F1:Default Printer or Printer Class
	You are expected to enter the name of the printer or class
	of printers that you want as the default destination. The
	printer or class must already exist. 
	
	If you do not know the name of a printer or class, press CHOICES
	and a list of the printers and classes defined on your system
	will be presented to you to select from.  Once the Choices menu
	appears, move to the choice that you wish to select and press
	ENTER.

menu:L3:Disable Printer(s) from Printing
	You use the disable task to keep print requests from printing
	on a printer. This does not discard or move any requests
	currently in the queue, nor does it refuse further requests. All
	requests will remain in queue until the printer is enabled again.
	
	Use the reject task to reject further requests for a printer.

disable:F1:Printer(s)
	You are expected to enter the name of an enabled printer you
	want to disable.  You can give several names if you separate
	them with spaces or commas. You can also enter the word all to
	disable all of the enabled printers.
	
	If you do not know the name of a printer, press CHOICES and a
	list of the enabled printers on your system will be presented
	to you to select from.  Once the Choices menu appears, move to
	each choice that you wish to select and press MARK. When you
	are done marking your choices, press ENTER.

	A disabled printer is prevented from printing further requests
	but requests can continue to queue up for the printer. You will
	be able to specify whether any request currently printing will
	be restarted or cancelled when the printer(s) later are enabled.
	
	If you also want to stop further requests from being queued, when
	you are done with the disable task go back to the operations menu
	and select the reject task. This is a good idea if the printer
	will be disabled for a long time.

disable:F2:What should happen to any requests currently printing?
	Enter cancel if any requests currently printing on the printer(s)
	you identified should be canceled. This will destroy those print
	requests.
	
	Enter restart if they should be stopped but left in queue to be
	printed later. When later printed, these requests will be
	restarted from the beginning, unless someone modifys the request
	and gives a subset of pages to print. You can do this by selecting
	the modify task from the requests menu later.

disable:F3:Reason for disabling
	Enter a reason for disabling the printer(s). The only purpose of
	the reason is to give an explanation to the users who inquire
	about a disabled printer.

menu:L4:Enable Printer(s) for Printing
	You use the enable task to allow one or more printers to start
	printing requests queued for them. You need to do this after you
	have added a new printer and are ready to bring it on line, after
	you have finished servicing a printer that you had earlier
	disabled, and if you need to manually re-enable a printer that
	was automatically disabled because of a problem.  (If you use
	'sysadm' to add a new printer, the enable task will be done
	automatically).
	
	If new print requests had also been refused for a printer, which
	is the case with new printers, you may also want to use the accept
	task to allow requests to be accepted for the printer you enable.

enable:F1:Printer(s)
	You are expected to enter the name of an disabled printer you
	want to enable.  You can give several names if you separate
	them with spaces or commas. You can also enter the word all to
	enable all of the disabled printers.
	
	If you do not know the name of a printer, press CHOICES and a
	list of the disabled printers on your system will be presented
	to you to select from.  Once the Choices menu appears, move to
	each choice that you wish to select and press MARK. When you
	are done marking your choices, press ENTER.

menu:L6:Stop Printer From Accepting Print Requests
	You use the reject task to keep additional print requests from
	being queued for a printer or printer class. This does not
	discard or move any requests currently in the queue, nor does
	it stop requests currently in the queue from printing.
	
	You may need to reject additional print requests or a printer
	if you want to take the printer out of service for a long time,
	or if too many requests are in queue already and you want the
	backlog to reduce itself before more requests are allowed.
	
	Use the disable task if you also want to stop printing; use the
	move subtask in the requests task if you want to move requests
	currently queued to another printer.

reject:F1:Printer(s) and/or Class(es)
	You are expected to enter the name of the printer or class of
	printers for which you want no further print requests accepted.
	You may enter a list of printers and classes seperated by spaces
	or commas.  The word all will cause all accepting printers to be
	affected.
	
	If you do not know the name of a printer or class, press CHOICES
	and a list of those printers and classes currently accepting
	requests will be presented to you to select from.  Once the
	Choices menu appears, move to each choice that you wish to select
	and press MARK.  When you are done marking your choices, press ENTER.

	When you are ready to let print requests be queued again, use the
	accept task.

reject:F2:Reason for rejecting
	You are expected to enter a reason for disabling the printer(s) or
	printer class(es). The only purpose of the reason is to give an
	explanation to the users who inquire about a printer or printer
	class that's no longer accepting print requests.
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