[cups.general] spooling lpd jobs
Sylvain LAIGLE
sylvain.laigle at cp.finances.gouv.fr
Fri Jun 4 02:38:02 PDT 2004
hi All !
I'm a newbie to cups, and not a specialist on linux.
Here's my problem :
I have to install a server to spool print jobs from a mainframe in an
extranet. The aim is that the mainframe send lpd jobs to the spoolserver
to a print queue, and the spooler will send printqueues to the dedicated
printer (about 150 queues). I planned to use cups to allow printer
administrators to access the spool server to manage their jobs with a
web interface
I have installed my server : Dell poweredge with Redhat Linux 8.0.
I have installed the cups packages and the foomatic and omnipage drivers :
cups-drivers-1.9-1.20020617.6
cups-drivers-hpijs-1.9-1.20020617.6
cups-libs-1.1.15-10
cups-drivers-pnm2ppa-1.9-1.20020617.6
cups-1.1.15-10
foomatic-1.9-1.20020617.6
Omni-foomatic-0.7.0-6
Omni-0.7.0-6
printers are networked with HpJetdirect printservers using socket on
port 9100.
Here are my questions :
I've read in the software administrators manual that, to run in
lpd-mode, I have to modify /etc/inetd.conf by adding a line. My problem
is that, on my system, i can't find an inetd.conf file. So where can I
add this line to run cups in lpdmode ? Can it be added in the
/etc/xinetd.conf.
This done, How can I create and where are stored the printqueues ?
Then I suppose print queues can be considered as classes so I can design
printers to it ?
Thanks for your replies.
Regards.
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Sylvain LAIGLE
Bureau 3C - Réseaux Locaux - Proxys
mailto:sylvain.laigle at cp.finances.gouv.fr
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