FW: [cups.general] Jobs disappearing

[Helge Blischke]

Minatra, Pat H. wrote:
> I am still perplexed by this problem and wondering if anyone has
> anything new to add as I still do not have a solution.
> 
> Is the 'AutoPurgeJobs No' in the /etc/cups/cupsd.conf the correct item
> to uncomment?  Is there something that I am missing that works in tandem
> with this setting?  Please help, I really need to get this working
> properly.
> 
> Thank you in advance for any help with this as I don't seem to be able
> to get the jobs (the dxxxx-xxx files) to stay in the /var/spool/cups
> directory. 
> 
> Have a GREAT day!
> 
> -------------------------
> "Life is but a twinkle in the eye of eternity"
> "The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance
> between your knees and the floor"
> "sorrow looks back - worry looks around - faith looks up"
> Regards,
> Pat H. Minatra - N5GJR
> (325) 670-5804 voice
> (325) 670-1570 fax
> Hardin*Simmons University  
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cups-bounces at easysw.com [mailto:cups-bounces at easysw.com] On Behalf
> Of Minatra, Pat H.
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:07 PM
> To: cups at easysw.com
> Subject: [cups.general] Jobs disappearing
> 
> Job requests are stored in /var/spool/cups as dxxxxx-001 and they use to
> stay there, now they are not as they seem to be purging off of the
> system after the job has printed.
> 
> I have uncommented 'AutoPurgeJobs No' in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and the
> jobs are still getting purged.
> 
> Am I missing something?  This was changed by another user but we don't
> know what was changed and all my research told me to uncomment the
> AutoPurgeJobs No and that should have taken care of it.
> 
> Thanks for any clarification...I am really at a loss on this one.
> 
> Have a GREAT day!
> 
> -------------------------
> "Life is but a twinkle in the eye of eternity"
> "The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance
> between your knees and the floor"
> "sorrow looks back - worry looks around - faith looks up"
> Regards,
> Pat H. Minatra - N5GJR
> (325) 670-5804 voice
> (325) 670-1570 fax
> Hardin*Simmons University  
> www.hsutx.edu
> PO BOX 16040
> Abilene, TX  79698
> 
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I guess the "PreserveJobHistory" and/or "PreserveJobFiles" keyword in cupsd.conf is what you 
need instead.

Helge


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Helge Blischke
Softwareentwicklung
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