14.8. Setting the time out on a printer
Setting the time out on a printer specifies the amount of time, in seconds, the system waits for an operation to complete on a printer. The value must be greater than zero (0). The default value is calculated based on the device you select.
This option would be used in the following scenarios:
A large network with many users utilizing the printers.
A network with printers a long distance from the server or at another location.
The following example shows output from the lpstat command that indicates the printer time out should be increased.
# lpstat -plpforu Queue Dev Status Job Files User PP % Blks Cp Rnk ------- ----- --------- --- ------------------ ---------- ---- -- ----- --- --- lpforu lp0 DEV_WAIT ...
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