Create printers.conf by script?

[Michael Sweet]

Peter wrote:
> We have to 'duplicate' our 200 printer-queues from various windows-print-servers to a cups-server.
> 
> (Reason: our Unix-Host-System needs to print PostScript-Pages through CUPS to our PS-capable printers).
> 
> Is there any chance to automate this task? It would be great if a script could write the necessary data in the printers.conf.

You can certainly create a printers.conf file via a script.  You
can also use the lpadmin command to update the printers.conf file
while cupsd is running.

"man lpadmin" and "man printers.conf" should tell you everything
you need.

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