Bug 414161

What does 'rpm -q cups' say?  This sounds like bug #230073 which is meant to be
fixed already.

Here are the details of all the cups packages installed:


[root@nptsrv1 ~]# rpm -qa | grep cups
libgnomecups-0.2.2-8
cups-lpd-1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.3
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.3
cups-1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.3
hal-cups-utils-0.6.2-5
libgnomecups-0.2.2-8
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.3
[root@nptsrv1 ~]# 

I would also like to add that I have also tried the following:

server_args = -o job-sheets=none,none

I believe that cups-lpd is reading the server_args line because if I put in the
following:

 server_args = -o document-format=application/octet-stream

The cups-lpd package correctly detects job format types and prints them correctly.

This is the error in the messages file:

Dec 11 12:57:59 nptsrv1 xinetd[3498]: START: printer pid=880 from=172.30.50.254
Dec 11 12:57:59 nptsrv1 cups-lpd[880]: Unknown command-line option
"job-sheets=none,none" ignored!
Dec 11 12:57:59 nptsrv1 cups-lpd[880]: Connection from 172.30.50.254 (IPv4
172.30.50.254)
Dec 11 12:57:59 nptsrv1 cups-lpd[880]: Receive print job for IS2320-70
Dec 11 12:57:59 nptsrv1 cups-lpd[880]: Print file - job ID = 75
Dec 11 12:57:59 nptsrv1 cups-lpd[880]: Closing connection
Dec 11 12:57:59 nptsrv1 xinetd[3498]: EXIT: printer status=0 pid=880 duration=0(sec)

This is my /etc/xinetd.d/cups-lpd file:

[root@nptsrv1 log]# more /etc/xinetd.d/cups-lpd
# default: off
# description: Allow applications using the legacy lpd protocol to communicate
with CUPS
service printer
{
        disable = no
        socket_type = stream
        protocol = tcp
        wait = no
        user = lp
        server = /usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-lpd
        server_args = -o document-format=application/octet-stream
job-sheets=none,none
}
[root@nptsrv1 log]#

The reason for the error you cite in comment #4 is that you have missed '-o'
before 'job-sheets=none,none' -- -o only specifies one option at a time when not
quoted.

Please include more information:

1. Please attach /etc/cups/printers.conf and /etc/cups/lpoptions.

2. How are jobs submitted?  What is the client system, and what command is used
to submit the job?

Thanks - that was the error. You have to specify -o for every commandline option.

Hence the correct line in the file /etc/xinetd.d/cups-lpd (if you require
multiple options) is:

 server_args = -o document-format=application/octet-stream -o job-sheets=none,none

I have to say that this is rather counter-intuitive ???

I don't seem to be able to mark it as not a bug, are you able to close it?

Normally you can do this sort of thing:

lp -o "document-format=application/octet-stream job-sheets=none,none"

But I wouldn't like to guess how xinetd handles quoted words in the server_args
field.

Closing.