> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Mar 12 15:08:27 2004 > From: "Dwayne Pence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Patrick Powell'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: LPRng: RE: server printcap flag > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 16:11:22 -0600 > > I have lp:remote_support=R set, and this does prevent the lpq queries to > the terminal server, but how can I get it to look at the local queue on > the Linux box when I do the lpq after it sees that the remote doesn't > support the lpq, ie /var/spool/lpd/printer_name, which is where the jobs > will actually be queued at anyway since forced-local is on ?
You need to allow clients to get all the informaiton, but the server only to use 'lpr': lp:client:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:force_localhost@ lp:..... (i.e. - the existing/standard printcap entry) :server:remote_support=R > > Thanks, > > Dwayne > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Powell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 11:37 AM > To: Dwayne Pence > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: server printcap flag > > On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 11:55:30AM -0600, Dwayne Pence wrote: > > Hi Patrick, > > > > I am running running Redhat Linux 8, with LPRng and have a question. > > All of the printers are hung off a terminal server with serial ports, > > and it has a built in lpd. So all of the printers in the printcap > file > > have a :rm and :rp entries. My problem is the terminal server lpd > > does/will not respond to lpq, lpstat requests, therefore I want the > > queues, stats to come from the Redhat box, not the terminal server. I > > read an very old email from the LPRng list where you had mentioned a > > "server" printcap flag that only lpd would read, which I thought would > > work, but I don't think I understand how to put it in printcap.local. > > When I added it to an already defined printer that is in printcap and > > restarted lpd, it griped about overlapping entries, rp and lp. Any > > suggestions ? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dwayne Pence > > You want to use the 'remote_support' option to prevent the > lpq, etc. queries. The option has the format: > > remote_support=RMQVC > Where R= lpr, M = lprm, Q = lpq, V =lpc -v , C = lpc > > If you only want to use LPR then you can set: > > lp:remote_support=R > > -- > Patrick Powell Astart Technologies > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6741 Convoy Court > Network and System San Diego, CA 92111 > Consulting 858-874-6543 FAX 858-751-2435 > LPRng - Print Spooler (http://www.lprng.com) > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST > The address you post from MUST be your subscription address > > If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests > or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, > to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with: | example: > subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word > LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
