default printer

[Kurt Pfeifle]

Gerhard Hintermayer wrote:
>> Gerhard Hintermayer wrote:
>>>> Gerhard Hintermayer wrote:
>>>>> [...]
>>>> http://localhost:631/help/ref-cupsd-conf.html?TOPIC=References&QUERY=#UseNetworkDefault
>>>>
>>>> --
>>> Thanks, but the docs say this is on per default, so I did not put it
>>> into cupsd.conf.
>>> Even with changing this on the browsing only servers, i do not get the
>>> desired behavior that a change of the default printer on the server
>>> where the printers are defined is reflected on the "clients"
>> You are aware that this only works if the clients did not have their own
>> default printer defined ??
>>
>> Any user can define his personal default printer, and any root/admin can
>> define a system-wide default printer.
>>
>> User-set default printers override admin-set system-wide default printers.
>>
>> Admin-set, system-wide default printers override network default printers.
>>
>> Local default printers are stored in '~/.cups/lpoptions' (for users) and
>> '/etc/cups/lpoptions' (for system-wide defaults).
>>
> 
> Yes. I do not have any default printer defined on the clients. Nor do I 
> have any lpoptions nor .lpoptions file.
> Browsing seems t work, as I see all the printers defined on the server 
> also on the clients. But still changing the default printer on the server
> doesn't show up on the clients (neiter using lpq or the web-interface)

You didn't mention which version of CUPS you are running.

Possibly STR #1923 (http://www.cups.org/str.php?L1923) is relevant here.

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