What keeps overwriting my cupsd.conf?

maricar maricar.mara at systemantics.ph
Thu Jan 31 00:37:14 PST 2008


Hi,
I also want to know how can I possibly edit my cupsd.conf file permanently.
Thanks!

> Hi,
>
> I've killed that daemon and I'm still seeing my cupsd.conf file being overwritten!
>
> I do see that eggcups is running -- could that be the culprit?
>
> Thanks
>
> > Righto -- I moved it from S to K in my rc3 and rc5 -- I think that's roughly what chkconfig stop does.
> >
> > Any ideas what this daemon does, other than inconveniently overwrite my conf file?  Is it for autodetecting new printers on the network / plugged into the localhost?  Or does CUPS itself handle those tasks?
> >
> > Thanks again!
> >
> >
> > > Anonymous wrote:
> > > > Fedora Core 4 -- and you're right, I see this process listed.  What is my best move here?  Is there a config file for that process?
> > >
> > > Best to ask the Red Hat folks, but all I do is:
> > >
> > >      /etc/init.d/cups-config-daemon stop
> > >      chkconfig cups-config-daemon off
> > >
> > > --
> > > ______________________________________________________________________
> > > Michael Sweet, Easy Software Products           mike at easysw dot com
> > > Internet Printing and Publishing Software        http://www.easysw.com
> >
>





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