[cups.general] Block or something with lpoptions file

ALi osatien at gmail.com
Sun Aug 29 17:36:37 PDT 2010


the problem is that i dont know the conditions exactly :S

i only get alerted because the users losts the preferences of the
printers .......

On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 2:00 AM, Michael Sweet <msweet at apple.com> wrote:
> There is no locking performed on the lpoptions file at this time. If you would like to see this added, file a bug:
>
>    http://www.cups.org/str.php
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Aug 29, 2010, at 9:55 AM, ALi wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> The options of each printer are stored in a file in .cups/lpoptions of
>> the home of the user that is printing no?
>>
>> can this file be deleted or "broked" because many simultaneous uses of
>> lpoptions command?
>>
>> More explained:
>>
>> i have a web interface for managing the pritners of an application
>> (4000+ printers) and it is only one user for printing and changing the
>> options of the printer .... can the file be corrupted by using
>> simultaneous uses of lpoptions?
>>
>> many web users  calling the same url for changing options of the same
>> printer or different :S
>>
>> the question is because the file of the machine sometimes appear
>> corrupted with different size .... from 48 kb to 9 kb ....... so the
>> options of the printers had changed
>>
>>
>>
>> thank you
>>
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