LUCID Thank you for your PrinterSetup feed back. If you are looking for a way to clone print queues from one machine to another then you should look at copying the "/etc/cups/" directory. Then reboot the machine or cups. It is advisable to make a backup before editing any configuration file. The idea behind PrinterSetup is to allow print queue configuration via individual printer setup files, which can be easily managed by RADmind, rather than the GUI offered by the Printer Setup Utility. As a trade off for not using the GUI you gain fine grained control over the printers assigned to users, groups and or other accessible parameters. In addition one file per print queue results in a maintainable order n solution. One group can be assigned printers 1, 2 and 3, while others are assigned printers 1, 3 and 4, yet you only need to specify the printer queue details in four printer setup files (one for each printer). This means when printer 3 changes, there is only one file which requires editing. If you had one configuration file per group, a singe change in an environment with 50 groups would result in changing 50 different configurations. Every way has advantages and disadvantages. I recommend giving PrinterSetup more time and deciding if it meets your needs. Keep in mind that it is licensed under the GNU GPL, therefore you can make modifications as required. The idea of pulling information from the Printer Setup Utility is interesting. This has been suggested by a colleague in the past, I will investigate how feasible it is to generate printer setup files from the current print queues on the machine. If you are interested in working together on this please let me know. Again thank you for your feed back. Best wishes.
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