Re: Re: More meaningful comments from lpq

Helge Blischke wrote:
> Didier Casse wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> >    When I tried to "lpq" my CUPS system to see which jobs are being
> processed, I get something like:
> > 
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > EPSON is ready and printing
> > 
> > Rank Owner Job File(s) Total Size
> > 
> > active nobody 1341 smbprn.005733.du8Ltw 1651712 bytes
> > active nobody 1340 smbprn.005643.fr4Pyg 2345465 bytes
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > etc...
> > 
> > Is it possible to modify the system so that I can get the exact name
> of what is being printed?
> > 
> > E.g something like
> > 
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > Rank Owner Job File(s) Total Size
> > 
> > active nobody 1341 published_paper.pdf 1651712 bytes
> > active nobody 1341 some_works.doc      5436546 bytes
> > active nobody 1341 painting.ps         6574377 bytes
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > which is more meaningful than smbprn*. Thanks for an help provided.
> > 
> 
> In the general case, no, I suspect. Your log indicates that you are
> printing
> jobs from Winxx boxes via samba. Thus, you cannot rely on meaningful
> filenames.

Normally it should work. Otherwise it is a bug -- or a wrong setup for
the Windows clients' printing.

Try 

    printing = cups
    printcap = cups

in smb.conf.

Also do a

   cupsaddsmb -v [printername]

on the CUPS host. (If that command doesn't succeed, consult the new
Samba HOWTO Collection, chapter 19:

   http://samba.vernstok.nl/htmldocs/index.html

about how to set it up.)

Then, from the Windows clients, connect as usual with the "Point'n'Print"
method to the CUPS queue, which downloads and installs the driver from the
CUPS/Samba server... (this is in great detail in above mentioned document)

Cheers,
Kurt