cups-polld uses 99% cpu time

[Kurt Pfeifle]

Michael De Vlaminck <michael.devlaminck at cs.kuleuven.be> wrote (Wednesday 28 June 2006 14:40):

> 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.

Are you saying that each server is polled by 200 clients? (That's not
necessarily the most efficient way to handle 200 clients [but it also
depends on your precise requirements], and puts more load on the server 
than may be healthy for their good performance.

Cheers,
Kurt