Server Admin 10.4 Help

Checking the Status of Print Service

You can use Server Admin to monitor the Mac OS X server print service.

1. In Server Admin, locate the name of the server you want to monitor in the Computers & Services list and select Print in the list of services under the server name.
2. Click Overview to see if print service is running, the time it started if it is running, and the number of queues and waiting print jobs.
3. Click Logs, then choose a log from the Show pop-up menu to view its contents.
4. Click Queues to see the status of print queues.
5. Click Jobs to see a list of print jobs waiting in each queue.

You can also check to see if print service is running using the serveradmin command in Terminal. For more information, see the print service chapter of the command-line administration guide.