cups-polld uses 99% cpu time

[Michael De Vlaminck]

angelb wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>I've configured a cups printsystem with 2 servers and about 200 clients
>>connecting via cups 1.1 and samba.
>>The clients are configured to poll the 2 servers for printers. But one
>>server cups-server is the main server. The other one cups-backup is the
>>backup server. But cups isn't running on cups-backup due to issues with
>>the accounting system we use.
>>So the clients poll there printers from cups-server and get a 'unknown
>>host' error.
>>We went "live" this morning and by now we had about 10 complaints that
>>the cups-polld process uses 99% cpu time. After taking a closer look it
>>seems like it was the poll process which polls cups-server (the one that
>>is running) is the one uses that much cpu time.
>>
>>What can be the cause of this?
>>
>>thanks in advance
>>
>>Michael De Vlaminck
> 
> 
> Quick fix: upgrade or install CUPS 1.2.1
> 
> I've also ran into the same issue and CUPS 1.2 appears to have the
> fix.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Angel
> 
> 
is there also a way do fix it without upgrading?

thx
Michael