[cups.general] how to do sinle queueing [linux-linux like xp-linux]

[Michael R Sweet]

litlle girl wrote:
> Hi all,
> when im printing from XP to samba/cups print server, all jobs are queued 
> on print server.
> And this is good, i can turn off my XP box (not need to wait until 
> printing ends),
> and it is easy to manage single printer queue.
> 
> My problem is when im printing from LINUX BOX to the same cups server, 
> first print job goes to server,
> and the second (and rest) are waiting on local LINUX BOX cups queue 
> until first is done.
> And then the next one goes, and the next one.
> 
> How to configure LINUX BOX cups / print server cups to have single queue 
> only on print server
> when printing from Linux boxes just like from XP boxes?
> To make print server accept all new jobs to queue.

The easiest thing to do is create a /etc/cups/client.conf file on the
client with the following:

     ServerName hostname-or-ip-of-server

That will cause the client to queue all jobs on the server.

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Michael R Sweet                        Senior Printing System Engineer