[KLUG Members] CUPS Configuration Help

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Hello,

CUPS is so tightly woven through RHEL-4, that it appears unwise (at best) to
take it out. I need help setting things up with CUPS to meet these
requirements: 1. Users do not need root privileges (or a sysadmin) to be able
to print to any/all printers. 2. The results of printing a particular file to a
particular printer should, by default, be identical from any system - and as
configured by the sysadmin. 3. The sysadmin should be able to automatically
fulfill the above requirements at system install time (at least for current
printers). 4. It is desirable to have one or more print servers (preferably the
existing ones), where default specifications are defined, to apply to all
clients. I have a data base of printers, and am willing to automate things with
scripts. I just can't see a design that will work, short of explicitly
configuring all settings for all printers on all systems, with JetDirect & no
print server. For example: I set up a test server on RHEL-4 using JetDirect,
and customized the margins for a 7.5x10 print area, 13.6 cpi, 8 lpi. It worked
fine from the CUPS client on this system. I shared the printer. A remote RHEL-4
CUPS client on the same subnet would print

Thanks

Regards,

Komal

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