Managing the print service

The lpstat -o command hangs

The lpstat -o option can hang when the printer name argument refers to a remote printer. This could be due to:

incorrect remote printer configuration
remote lpsched(1M) is not reachable

In the former case, check the spelling of the printer names in /etc/lp/Systems, and the protocols identified as being in use by both the local and the remote systems.

For the latter, check that lpsched is running on the remote system, and that the two systems can correctly communicate with each other.