How to make CUPS client send more than one job at once?
Jeff Benjamin
jeff at benjamin.to
Mon May 24 18:46:29 PDT 2010
> On May 24, 2010, at 5:10 PM, Jeff Benjamin wrote:
> > I have a MacOSX workstation (the CUPS client) that is sending a print =
> job to a MacOSX print server (the CUPS server). On the server I am =
> using a backend returning code 3 to cause the job to hold. In a =
> separate process on the server the job gets analyzed and may be held for =
> user intervention before it gets released to some other real print queue =
> with a normal backend.
> >
> > The problem is the CUPS client will send the first job and sense that =
> it is still "Printing" when the job is held. If more jobs get queued up =
> the CUPS client will not send them over to the server until the first =
> one has finished. I need to make the workstation send whatever jobs are =
> printed. I don't want the workstation to act like a print server. This =
> setup is using IPP and Bonjour only, in case it matters.
> >
> > Is there any way to accomplish that on the workstation (CUPS client) =
> side?
>
>
> Add "?waitjob=false" to the end of the device URI for the queues in =
> question with the lpadmin command.
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
>
>
Perfect, Thanks Michael!
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