setting up a print server

[rjgoyette at anl.gov]

Thanks.  That was what I needed.

Robert E A Harvey wrote:
> rjgoyette at anl.gov wrote:
>
> > OK, I am a bit weary of modifying the printer definitions on fifty systems.  Is there a way I can set up a LINUX system to act as a print server using CUPS?  I mean, I only have to set up or change print queues on one system, and share those printers so that all other system srunning cups could use them?
>
> Yes, that's what it's for.
>
> Most cups installtions are servers and the client software connects to
> localhost.  You can make a client connect to some other machine by
> adding  a file named /etc/cups/client.conf containting:
>
> ServerName <hostname of your server>
>
>
>
> http://www.cups.org/sam.html
> http://ccfaq.valar.co.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=94
> http://docs.kde.org/en/3.2/kdebase/kdeprint/working-with-printing-manger.html
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=7511
> http://rectory.pointclark.net/ccprintserver/
> are all reasonable places to start.
>
> If you use a modern distro you can probably do it all through the
> supplied GUIs - see YAST for instance.
>