How to Stop Unix Print Services

Print Services allows Unix machines to use Windows printers.

Unix Print Services is a software application that runs on a Windows server. The software enables the server to share printers with non-Windows computers such as Linux and Unix machines. The service runs on the server each time the machine is booted. To stop Unix Print Services, you use the Windows command prompt. After the command is executed, users on non-Windows machines can no longer print to the server's printers.

Instructions

1. Click the Windows "Start" button and select "Run." In the text box displayed, enter "cmd" (without quotes) and press the "OK" button. This opens the Windows command prompt.

2. Type "net stop lpdsvc" into the command prompt and press the "Enter" key. This stops the Unix Print Services on the server.

3. Type "net start lpdsvc" and press the "Enter" key. This restarts the Unix Print Services on your server if you want to return access to the non-Windows machines on your network.

References

• Microsoft: Stop and Start Unix Print Services Windows 2003