[cups.development] Quota/Restriction Problems

[Michael Sweet]

Brian Weinstein wrote:
> Devs,
> 
> I have been following this guide: 
> http://www.cups.org/doc-1.1/sam.html#4_3_6
> 
> and have tried using the command: sudo lpadmin -p PRINTER_NAME -o 
> job-quota-period=86400 -o job-page-limit=x
> 
> where x is a non-zero value - however, this doesn't seem to be working, 
> as when I set x to 1, I am able to print out multiple (10+) jobs, which 
> clearly shows the command isn't working.
> 
> Is this command still supported? Is there a new syntax? Any input or 
> assistance on this matter would be great.

What version of CUPS are you using?

What driver are you using?

The quota support depends on the driver to generate a page count.

(Note that the current quota code will allow a single job to go over
the quota, and then prevent additional jobs from printing...)

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