Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:50:39 -0500 From: stan <stanb@panix.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>, Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Help with CUPS reconfiguration Message-ID: <20091106135039.GB8186@teddy.fas.com> In-Reply-To: <20091106002351.97c5ea38.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20091105200730.GA12331@teddy.fas.com> <6201873e0911051227n7ba9e1c1ta091fbccffc23cb@mail.gmail.com> <20091105222239.GA18238@teddy.fas.com> <20091106002351.97c5ea38.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 12:23:51AM +0100, Polytropon wrote: > On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:22:39 -0500, stan <stanb@panix.com> wrote: > > It tells me how to configure cups, but as far as I can > > tell, it does not tell me how to get cups to regenerate /etc/printcap, > > which is what I need to do. > > I have very few experience with CUPS (prefer apsfilter or PS), > but as far as I understood, the printcap file is altered > every time a printer is changed. So when you remove the > existing printer and create it again, all files should be > regenerated, both the /etc/printcap file as well as the > files in the /usr/local/etc/cups subtree. > > Deleting and recreating still sounds like the "Windows" > way of doing things, but due to my impression that CUPS > is designed in a way that it appeals this special kind > of users' expectations, this may be the only way to achieve > your goal. I agree with everthing you said. The question I am sking, though, is "How can I modify the CUPS configuration, without using the web based interface (which is not working, in such a manner that the /etc/printcap file gets rebuilt. -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
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