lpstat can show information on all jobs in the printer queue, not just your own jobs.
/> disable Sales printer "Sales" now disabled /> lp -dSales /etc/passwd request id is Sales-2 (1 file) /> lpstat -t scheduler is running system default destination: Sales device for Sales: /dev/lp0 Sales accepting requests since Wed Apr 15 21:01:36 1998 printer Sales disabled since Sat Apr 18 15:41:49 1998. available. unknown reason Sales-2 root 937 Apr 18 15:41