How to Rebuild a Corrupt AIX QConfig File

IBM AIX, or Advanced Interactive Executive, is a UNIX operating system developed by IBM. UNIX operating systems like AIX are used for enterprise servers and mainframes and are rarely used for desktop or workstation purposes. AIX's qconfig file is the printer queue configuration file. When printing documents on any operating system, the documents aren't printed immediately, but the jobs go into a print queue. The documents are then printed one by one, and the print queue can be paused if there's a problem. The qconfig file defines a list of printers and print jobs in the print queue. If the file becomes corrupted and the print queue isn't working properly, you can have AIX automatically rebuild it.

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  Become the root user by typing "su" into the AIX terminal and pressing "Enter."

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  Authenticate yourself by typing your root password when prompted and pressing "Enter."

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  Type "enq -d" into the AIX terminal and press "Enter."

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  Exit the root shell by typing "Exit" into the terminal and pressing "Enter."