Is ~/.cups/client.conf reloaded when it is changed?

karl runge runge at karlrunge.com
Sun Dec 28 08:22:16 PST 2008


> No, once a libcups client gets the port and server (typically
> when getting the list of printers), libcups never reads the
> client.conf file again.

Thanks for your reply.  I can see that going out to the filesystems
regularly to stat the files is undesirable because it increases
the chances of getting caught in a glitch, etc.

Well looks like 'close but no cigar' for me again with CUPS...

Karl




More information about the cups mailing list