[CentOS] Printing problem with CUPS and lp/lpr

Wed Aug 9 14:30:40 UTC 2006
Alfred von Campe <alfred at 110.net>

On Aug 9, 2006, at 10:04, Tony Schreiner wrote:

> I would use printconf instead of lpadmin. It sets up all the  
> necessary filters.

So printconf comes with the system-config-printer RPM, and lpadmin  
comes with the cups RPM.  Are they "compatible" with each other?   
That is, can I (re)configure a printer I set up with lpadmin using  
printconf?  I'm looking for a solution that will allow me to remotely  
reconfigure the printer on the dozen Linux workstations I manage.  It  
appears the printconf is either a GUI or a TUI, but not a true  
command line utility, so it will be more painful to configure the  
remote systems.

Having said that, if there is a way to configure the printer just  
right on one system, and then copy all the configuration files to the  
remote systems, that would work for me as well.  But configuring the  
printer just so and determining all the configuration files is where  
the magic lies...

Alfred