Bug#631025: cups: change default ErrorPolicy for network printers (was: printer always deactivated after CUPS upgrade)

[Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>]

severity 631025 wishlist
thanks



On Wed 20 Jun 2012 at 14:17:31 +0200, Paul Menzel wrote:

> retitle 631025 cups: change default ErrorPolicy for network printers
> tags 631025 upstream
> quit
> 
> The documentation of `printers.conf` [2] lists the following options I
> paste.
> 
>         The following values are supported:
>         
>      1. abort-job - Abort the job and proceed with the next job in the
>         queue
>      2. retry-current-job - Retry the current job immediately
>      3. retry-job - Retry the job after waiting for N seconds; the
>         cupsd.conf JobRetryInterval directive controls the value of N
>      4. stop-printer - Stop the printer and keep the job for future
>         printing; this is the default value

>From the way the discussion on this report has progressed and because
the default value is easily changed, it would seem reducing its severity
to "wishlist" would not be out of place.

Regards,

Brian.