Create printer with time restrictions

[Michael Sweet]

Jatinder Singh wrote:
> Hi Everybody,
> 
> Want know if it possible to create a printer in cups that is only available
> let say from 8 pm to 4 am.
> 
> Users should be able to add printjobs to the printer at any time, but they
> will only be printed between 8pm to 4am. Anybody who knows how to do this?
> 
> I was thinking in these in directions:
> - Create the printer
> - in crontab; enable printer at 8pm and disable printer at 4am
> 
> Will this work or is it a better way to do this?

That will work and is the only way to do it right now...

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