Changing a default printer

I'd like to change the printer a usrprf has assigned. Can you tell me the best way to go about that?

Do you want to permanently change a usrprf's default printer (outq), or just during a particular job (session)?

To make a permanent change, you would use the CHGUSRPRF command with the following syntax:

CHGUSRPRF OUTQ( )

If this change is just during a particular job, then could issue a change job command:

CHGJOB OUTQ( )

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Changing user profile authorities One Search400.com member writes, "When changing a user profile CHGUSRPRF USRPRF(PERSON) SUPGRPPRF(PERSONALLO), when does the authorities of the supplemental group PERSONALLO go into affect for user PERSON? In this case PERSONALLO has *ALLOBJ special authority. I have found that if user PERSON is already signed on, and then that change is made to add the supplemental group, user PERSON has to sign off and back on again for the OS to recognize that PERSON has group PERSONALLO authorities. I was thinking maybe the group information from the PERSON user profile is cached in user PERSON's interactive session job, so the OS doesn't pickup the new group until PERSON signs off?"

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Changing a default printer

One user writes, "I'd like to change the printer a usrprf has assigned. Can you tell me the best way to go about that?" Printing an output expert Chip Milosch offer some advice.

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