Make Cups Default ErrorPolicy Permanent

[Helge Blischke]

Adelino Couto wrote:

>> Adelino Couto wrote:
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>> >> Adelino Couto wrote:
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>> >> >> Adelino Couto wrote:
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>> >> >> > I everybody, i have several servers with Redhat Enterprise AS
>> >> >> > 4.7, and i need to make de default ErrorPolicy of CUPS to
>> >> >> > "retry-current-job". I have made that by adding the line
>> >> >> > "ErrorPolicy retry-current-job" to "/etc/cups/printers.conf". But
>> >> >> > when i go to the tool of printers configuration "printtool" and
>> >> >> > for an example i add a new printer, the line "ErrorPolicy
>> >> >> > retry-current-job" is deleted. What it seems to happen is that
>> >> >> > "printool" makes a reset on the manual definitions that a user
>> >> >> > makes. The GUI of printtool on Redhat does not have that option,
>> >> >> > like Fedora. Does anyone can help me on this? Thank you. Adelino
>> >> >> > Couto.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Use the CUPS web interface instead of printtool
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Helge
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>> >> > But in the CUPS web interface i do not have the ErrorPolicy
>> >> > configuration available. Thanks
>> >> > Adelino Couto
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>> >> You should find it ehen selecting thre "set printer options" under
>> >> Policies.
>> >>
>> >> Helge
>> >>
>> > On my CUPS v1.1.22 i dot no have the option Policies.
>> > Maybe a need an upgrade to cups?
>> >
>> > Adelino
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>> Sorry, I only have experience with CUPS 1.1.x and 1.3.x.
>> I know the policies have been introduced with 1.2.x, but I don't know how
>> the web interface of 1.2.x supports this.
>>
>> Helge
>>
> Ok, but what version as the Policies option? v1.2.x?
> 
> Thanks
> Adelino Couto

Maybe the error policy can only be specified using the lpadmin program.

Helge