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.

Using

  printing = cups
  printcap = cups

in smb.conf and it works for me in Samba-3.0....