On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:00:55 -0500, Gerald (Jerry) Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Chris McKeever wrote: > > | I dont think that you can push the client a new > | PPD by changing it on the server .. it gets downloaded > | to the client on the first connection. I dont think > | it looks back into the print$ directory -- I > | think it pulls defaults/etc from the .TDB database > | files and that about the most of the interaction it > | has with the server till it spools the job to it -- > | but your idea below I find quite interesting > | regarding a generic PPD > > The client should update it's local cache of printer > information (registry keys, devmode, etc...) and the > driver file when: > > (a) the change_id timestamp on the printer changes, and > (b) the timestamp on the new ppd file is newer than the > old file. >
I confirmed it - works nice, change the PPD, rerun CUPSADDSMB and the client machine is them driver independent for printing when using CUPS/ADOBE PS DRIVER/PPD method > cheers, jerry > - --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alleviating the pain of Windows(tm) ------- http://www.samba.org > GnuPG Key ----- http://www.plainjoe.org/gpg_public.asc > "If we're adding to the noise, turn off this song"--Switchfoot (2003) > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFBQc+3IR7qMdg1EfYRAvdCAJ4kHSt3FQzXzflfZAEGG2N5pb3dHwCeL9Kl > Zs0XKPBVjq14vgD+hkV7SSA= > =+iKh > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba