Review jobs before printing

cantabile cantabile.03 at wanadoo.fr
Tue Jan 16 17:18:56 PST 2007


> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I'm on my way installing a linux cups server for network printing. What I want to do is to block all jobs from the server till the admin authorizes them (exactly, I want to review what is going to be printed before it is).
> > >
> > > What version of CUPS? 1.2.x ?
> > >
> > > > ...
> > > > Is there something else to change ?
> > >
> > > If you're using CUPS 1.2 in /etc/cups/printers.conf add:
> > >      <Printer myprinter>
> > >      ...
> > >      Option job-hold-until indefinite
> > >      </Printer>
> > > And restart CUPS.
> > >
> > > > Thanks for your help.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Opher Shachar.
> >
> > Thanks! I will try that tomorrow.
>
>
> Well I couldn't resist and try at home. The printer is started and even with this line, the job is sent to the printer, not displayed as held...

EDIT : sorry, it actually works... I had typed hold-job instead of job-hold :-D

Thanks for this!




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