From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 6 13:50:40 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD846106566B for ; Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:50:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from mail2.panix.com (mail2.panix.com [166.84.1.73]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49ABD8FC20 for ; Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:50:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailbackend.panix.com (mailbackend.panix.com [166.84.1.89]) by mail2.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9F9C38E5C; Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:50:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from teddy.fas.com (c-76-26-200-187.hsd1.sc.comcast.net [76.26.200.187]) by mailbackend.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82D833048B; Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:50:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from stan by teddy.fas.com with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1N6PD5-0002Ao-00; Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:50:39 -0500 Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:50:39 -0500 From: stan To: Polytropon Message-ID: <20091106135039.GB8186@teddy.fas.com> Mail-Followup-To: Polytropon , Adam Vande More , Free BSD Questions list References: <20091105200730.GA12331@teddy.fas.com> <6201873e0911051227n7ba9e1c1ta091fbccffc23cb@mail.gmail.com> <20091105222239.GA18238@teddy.fas.com> <20091106002351.97c5ea38.freebsd@edvax.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091106002351.97c5ea38.freebsd@edvax.de> X-Editor: gVim X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux X-Kernel-Version: 2.4.23 X-Uptime: 08:46:29 up 37 days, 15:59, 1 user, load average: 0.01, 0.02, 0.04 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Stan Brown Cc: Adam Vande More , Free BSD Questions list Subject: Re: Help with CUPS reconfiguration X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:50:40 -0000 On Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 12:23:51AM +0100, Polytropon wrote: > On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 17:22:39 -0500, stan 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?