cupsd slows down system boot

[Anonymous]

> Hi
>
> Since I have installed CUPS on my Debian box (kernel 2.6.5) the system needs an extra 15seconds to boot.
> I already did some investigation. It seems that the cupsd loads the lp module and it takes allmost all these 15secs to load that module.
> Well, I have a ps network printer. Does the lp module really need to be loaded at each reboot? Can I unconfigure this somehow?
> How can I speed up the boot scenario again?
>
> I appreciate any help, Thanks
>
> Domy

Its probably regenerating the /etc/printcap file. If your apps don't need /etc/printcap dependency you can turnn it off in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.

Regards
Zameer Ahmed