[cups.general] paper size defaults to A4 for all users

[Helge Blischke]

> St Clair, Robert R SEPCO wrote:
> 
> I am trying to change one location on my CUPS server so that all users
> will not default to A4 media.
> 
> As root I have used the printers gui to modify the /etc/cups/lpoptions
> file.  I can see the change, but only root is able to make use of the
> change.  I can't figure out how to change it in one place for all
> users.
> 
> The only thing that has worked is creating a .lpoptions file in the
> users home account.  We are not against having an .lpoptions file for
> unique printer characteristics, but at our location there is no one
> that will use A4 media.  It is all letter size media.
> 
> Any ideas would be much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob

Put your system-global lptoptions file (without lading dot) into
/etc/cups (or whatever the directory is where your cupsd.conf resides).

Helge

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