Cups importing/exporting

[Dustin]

Kurt,

Thanks for the reply.  I am using FC6.  I am not getting confused here, but maybe just didnt do a good job at explaining my issue.  I have about 80 servers that are being used as cup servers.  I want to upgrade them to version 1.2.  I want to load the package of all the printers (about 90 printers in total) to each server with the upgrade of the new version.  On version 1.1 it use to have a script that you could use that would allow one server to export the printers and the other server to import them, all done automated.  With version 1.2 I cant find this and what I dont want to do is have to log onto all 80 servers, mostly because they are in different states, to add the printers.  Is there any type of utility that can help me accomplish this?





> > In the old version of cups (v1.1) you use to be able to import and
> > export the cups package to other servers so that you didnt have to
> > manually add the printers to 80 different servers.
>
> I never heard of such a package, at least not one provided by CUPS itself. Which operating system is this?
>
> > I haven't seen a way to do this with v1.2 other than adding them all
> > manually.  I am sure there is a way to create a package and export it
> > out to other servers.  Can anyone help with this?
>
> You are sure that you do not have in mind just a simple function built into CUPS that allows "driverless printing" for all CUPS clients by enabling something called "printer browsing"?
>
> Basically, if your CUPS server has these settings,
>
>   Browsing On
>   BrowseAddress @LOCAL
>
> *and* your CUPS clients have an empty or missing client.conf (or empty .cupsrc files)
>
>   Browsing On
>   BrowseAllow @LOCAL
>   BrowseDeny None
>
> this driverless printing should work as long as client and server are on the same LAN/subnet (if they are apart, you need additional measures).
>
> KDE or other GUI-based client programs will see all the driver options in their interfaces.
>
> CLI printing will be enabled with all print options, where the printer specific options may be constructed by reading the output of
>
>   lpoptions -p printer_name -l
>
> first.
>
> Cheers,
> Kurt
>
> --
> Kurt Pfeifle
> System & Network Printing Consultant ---- Linux/Unix/Windows/Samba/CUPS
> Infotec Deutschland GmbH - A RICOH Company .......... Stuttgart/Germany
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