[Samba] /var/spool/samba retention period

[Chris McKeever]

> 
> > anyway, I am running 2.2.8m but I ofund that I needed to add
> > ;rm %s
> > to my print command!
> 
> You are trying to solve a CUPS problem using Samba. Suggest 
> you check your
> /etc/cups/cupsd.conf file. There is an option there to delete spent
> entries. The old ones hang around to allow any job to be reprinted.
> 
> Check what is the setting of "AutoPurgeJobs", you might be 
> surprised how
> helpful that option can be. :)
> 

I have the cups portion working using the "Maxjobs" config in the
cups.conf..it was just doubling up the files by keeping one set in
/var/spool/samba after it send it to the cups spool...



> - John T.
> 
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Gerald (Jerry) Carter [mailto:jerry at samba.org]
> > > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 11:16 AM
> > > To: Chris McKeever
> > > Cc: 'Uwe Laverenz'; samba at lists.samba.org
> > > Subject: Re: [Samba] /var/spool/samba retention period
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > > On Thu, 22 May 2003, Chris McKeever wrote:
> > >
> > > > It seems like the files sent to the samba spool and then
> > > over to CUPS seem
> > > > to stay in the /var/spool/samba directory indefinately.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a fix to this via a configuration, or just setting
> > > up a cron
> > > > job to purge?
> > >
> > > This was fixed in some of the more recent 2.2 release.
> > > sounds like you
> > > have an old installation.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > cheers, jerry
> > >
> > > 
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John H Terpstra
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