Re: problem with printer balancing queue [solved]
Alexis Roda wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I'm trying to setup a printer queue with load balancing and multiple
> copies, but I'm unable to make it work (I have followed the instructions
> found in LPRNG-Howto). I'm using potato with LPRNG upgraded to version
> 3.8.12-5 (from woody).
>
> Load balancing works fine if I only request a copy. If I "lpr -Pmaestra
> -K3 somejob" I get "Fatal error - Maximum of 1 copies allowed". If I
> print directly to a slave printer (-Pesclava1 or -Pesclava2) I works
> fine.
I answer to myself.
It seems that lpr ignores mc if it appear on a master's printer printcap
entry. If I add the mc entry to lpd.conf it works fine.
On the other hand LPRNG 3.6.12 (potato) has a bug and balancing queues
don't deal correctly with multiple copies. LPRNG 3.8.12 (woody) works
fine.
Regards
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Alexis Roda - Universitat Rovira i Virgili - Reus, Tarragona (Spain)
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