[Users] SOT: displayed printer problem~SOLVED

[richard]

On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:53:20 +0100
richard <richard at g8jvm.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:19:50 +1000
> Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:36:00 +0100
> > richard <richard at g8jvm.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Now you are all wondering what SOT stands for ?
> > > I'm running Fedora FC16 and use Gnome as DM, I've had a few WiFi
> > > router problems , so the ip address of the print server, main
> > > computer, changed a few times, so now when I go to print a message
> > > in CM I see four printers, and not easy to pick the correct one as
> > > they have the same names.
> > > Does anyone know how to flush the old false printers out of the
> > > available printer list ?
> > > I'm not sure if its Gnome problem or CM, hence slightly off topic.
> > > 
> > > [root at lap richard]# cat /etc/cups/printers.conf
> > > # Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.5.2
> > > # Written by cupsd on 2012-04-12 23:25
> > > # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE WHEN CUPSD IS RUNNING
> > > <DefaultPrinter EPSON_Stylus_Photo_R285>
> > > UUID urn:uuid:17af4722-0421-3a10-47e4-52405e13fb61
> > > AuthInfoRequired none
> > > Info EPSON_Stylus_Photo_R285
> > > MakeModel Epson Stylus Photo R285 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.7
> > > DeviceURI
> > > dnssd://EPSON%20Stylus%20Photo%20R285%20%40%20g8jvm.com._ipp._tcp.loca
> > > 
> > > Any help appreciated
> > > TIA
> > 
> > 
> > How about remove all printers, then "add" a new printer?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > 
> > 
> > Owen
> 
> Hi Owen, and many thanks to the help from Dan.
> 
> I've managed to trim down some of the list, I did a very silly thing
> when I loaded the OS on this machine and the main beast.I own the
> domain g8jvm.com, but I dont host it. I did what only an idiot with a
> hangover would do, and named the main computer g8jvm.com.
> g8jvm.com will resolve with a 71.x.x.x address, and I made the
> situation even worse by putting the location in the cups config on the
> main computer as g8jvm.com.
> So when I try to delete the entry in cups it wants to go to g8jvm.com.
> Luckily I did'nt start a local DNS server.
> 

Would you believe this was a Fedora thing.

The package system-config-printer
does not track /etc/cups/printers.conf as it should do.
Deleting that package and its files returns all to as it should be.

That was a pig to find


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