ErrorPolicy should have a global setting.

[michaelrsweet]

Version: 1.3-feature
CUPS.org User: timbers2k

It would be benificial if ErrorPolicy had a global setting in cups.conf. Currently this must be set for each printer if you wish to change from the default setting. We run a shop with 150+ printers and have more than one person adding new printers.

[michaelrsweet]

CUPS.org User: mike

Marked for implementation in CUPS 1.3...

[michaelrsweet]

CUPS.org User: mike

Marked for implementation in CUPS 1.3...

[michaelrsweet]

CUPS.org User: mike

Fixed in Subversion repository.

[michaelrsweet]

CUPS.org User: mike

Fixed in Subversion repository.

[michaelrsweet]

"str1871.patch":

Index: doc/help/ref-cupsd-conf.html

--- doc/help/ref-cupsd-conf.html (revision 6431)
+++ doc/help/ref-cupsd-conf.html (working copy)
@@ -1078,6 +1078,41 @@
information to the system log instead of a plain file.

+

CUPS 1.3ErrorPolicy

+
+

Examples

+
+

+ErrorPolicy abort-job

+ErrorPolicy retry-job

+ErrorPolicy stop-printer

+

+
+

Description

+
+

The ErrorPolicy directive defines the default policy that
+is used when a backend is unable to send a print job to the
+printer.

+
+

The following values are supported:

+
+

+
• abort-job - Abort the job and proceed
• with the next job in the queue
• retry-job - Retry the job after waiting
• for N seconds; the cupsd.conf <A
• HREF="#JobRetryInterval">JobRetryInterval
• directive controls the value of N
• stop-printer - Stop the printer and keep
• the job for future printing; this is the default
• value

+

+
+

CUPS 1.1.18FileDevice

Examples

Index: scheduler/conf.c

--- scheduler/conf.c (revision 6431)
+++ scheduler/conf.c (working copy)
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
{ "DefaultShared", &DefaultShared, CUPSD_VARTYPE_BOOLEAN },
{ "DocumentRoot", &DocumentRoot, CUPSD_VARTYPE_STRING },
{ "ErrorLog", &ErrorLog, CUPSD_VARTYPE_STRING },

• { "ErrorPolicy", &ErrorPolicy, CUPSD_VARTYPE_STRING },
  { "FileDevice", &FileDevice, CUPSD_VARTYPE_BOOLEAN },
  { "FilterLimit", &FilterLimit, CUPSD_VARTYPE_INTEGER },
  { "FilterNice", &FilterNice, CUPSD_VARTYPE_INTEGER },
  @@ -431,6 +432,8 @@
  cupsdClearString(&BrowseLocalOptions);
  cupsdClearString(&BrowseRemoteOptions);
• cupsdSetString(&ErrorPolicy, "stop-printer");

#ifdef HAVE_LDAP
cupsdClearString(&BrowseLDAPBindDN);
cupsdClearString(&BrowseLDAPDN);

Index: scheduler/conf.h

--- scheduler/conf.h (revision 6431)
+++ scheduler/conf.h (working copy)
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@
/* Default charset /
*DefaultLocale VALUE(NULL),
/ Default locale */

•       *ErrorPolicy        VALUE(NULL),
  

•               /* Default printer-error-policy */
      *RIPCache       VALUE(NULL),
              /* Amount of memory for RIPs */
      *TempDir        VALUE(NULL),
  

  Index: scheduler/printers.c

  --- scheduler/printers.c (revision 6433)
  +++ scheduler/printers.c (working copy)
  @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
  cupsdSetString(&p->job_sheets[0], "none");
  cupsdSetString(&p->job_sheets[1], "none");

• cupsdSetString(&p->error_policy, "stop-printer");

• cupsdSetString(&p->error_policy, ErrorPolicy);
  cupsdSetString(&p->op_policy, DefaultPolicy);

p->op_policy_ptr = DefaultPolicyPtr;

[michaelrsweet]

"str1871.patch":

Index: doc/help/ref-cupsd-conf.html

--- doc/help/ref-cupsd-conf.html (revision 6431)
+++ doc/help/ref-cupsd-conf.html (working copy)
@@ -1078,6 +1078,41 @@
information to the system log instead of a plain file.

+

CUPS 1.3ErrorPolicy

+
+

Examples

+
+

+ErrorPolicy abort-job

+ErrorPolicy retry-job

+ErrorPolicy stop-printer

+

+
+

Description

+
+

The ErrorPolicy directive defines the default policy that
+is used when a backend is unable to send a print job to the
+printer.

+
+

The following values are supported:

+
+

+
• abort-job - Abort the job and proceed
• with the next job in the queue
• retry-job - Retry the job after waiting
• for N seconds; the cupsd.conf <A
• HREF="#JobRetryInterval">JobRetryInterval
• directive controls the value of N
• stop-printer - Stop the printer and keep
• the job for future printing; this is the default
• value

+

+
+

CUPS 1.1.18FileDevice

Examples

Index: scheduler/conf.c

--- scheduler/conf.c (revision 6431)
+++ scheduler/conf.c (working copy)
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
{ "DefaultShared", &DefaultShared, CUPSD_VARTYPE_BOOLEAN },
{ "DocumentRoot", &DocumentRoot, CUPSD_VARTYPE_STRING },
{ "ErrorLog", &ErrorLog, CUPSD_VARTYPE_STRING },

• { "ErrorPolicy", &ErrorPolicy, CUPSD_VARTYPE_STRING },
  { "FileDevice", &FileDevice, CUPSD_VARTYPE_BOOLEAN },
  { "FilterLimit", &FilterLimit, CUPSD_VARTYPE_INTEGER },
  { "FilterNice", &FilterNice, CUPSD_VARTYPE_INTEGER },
  @@ -431,6 +432,8 @@
  cupsdClearString(&BrowseLocalOptions);
  cupsdClearString(&BrowseRemoteOptions);
• cupsdSetString(&ErrorPolicy, "stop-printer");

#ifdef HAVE_LDAP
cupsdClearString(&BrowseLDAPBindDN);
cupsdClearString(&BrowseLDAPDN);

Index: scheduler/conf.h

--- scheduler/conf.h (revision 6431)
+++ scheduler/conf.h (working copy)
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@
/* Default charset /
*DefaultLocale VALUE(NULL),
/ Default locale */

•       *ErrorPolicy        VALUE(NULL),
  

•               /* Default printer-error-policy */
      *RIPCache       VALUE(NULL),
              /* Amount of memory for RIPs */
      *TempDir        VALUE(NULL),
  

  Index: scheduler/printers.c

  --- scheduler/printers.c (revision 6433)
  +++ scheduler/printers.c (working copy)
  @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
  cupsdSetString(&p->job_sheets[0], "none");
  cupsdSetString(&p->job_sheets[1], "none");

• cupsdSetString(&p->error_policy, "stop-printer");

• cupsdSetString(&p->error_policy, ErrorPolicy);
  cupsdSetString(&p->op_policy, DefaultPolicy);

p->op_policy_ptr = DefaultPolicyPtr;