RE: Making a printer def "stick"

["Mugleston, Brad" <brad mugleston gwl com>]

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From: Rick Stevens [mailto:rstevens vitalstream com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 10:45 AM
To: redhat-install-list redhat com
Subject: Re: Making a printer def "stick"


Tom Eastgard wrote:
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> M.Hockings wrote:
> | I now have three working RH systems running at home two RH8 for
> two of
> | the kids and a FC1 "server".  My problem is this, and it seems to be
> | common to all the machines.
> |
> | I define a printer for the system, it is on the lan and can be
> connected
> | to via SMB or LPR.  (I have tried both and the result is the
> same.)  It
> | works fine, prints test pages just peachy.  Next someone else logs
> into
> | the machine, starts OpenOffice or the like then goes to print
> their work
> | -- the printer is not there.  If I open the printer tool from
> their id
> | it says no printers.  So I say make a new one.  Then the original
> | printer definition is visible.  So I just quit, and it asks "save
> | changes" -- no changes were made though, but I save anyway. Quit
> out of
> | the printer tool, restart OpenOffice and voila the printer is
> there and
> | will print.  Then next time a user logs into the machine it is the
> same
> | thing.  I am sure that my kids can manage to do this if I give
> them the
> | root pwd but I'm hesitant to do this -- I've moved them to Linux
> in an
> | attempt to reduce the time I have to spend "fixing"their machines ;-)
> |
> | Any thoughts about how to make the printer definition stay?  It is
> set,
> | as far as I can tel, as the default printer in all cases but seems to
> | disappear.  I suspect it may be an authority thing, that is, it only
> | becomes visible to the user after running the printer tool (which
> | requires the root pwd).
> 
> I have the same problem with a RH9 installation.  In my case, I only
> have to open the printer tool and "Edit".  I don't change anything,
> but close the window and "Apply" and the printer is back until next
> time I reboot.

The most common thing here is that the printer is being tied to your
host name.  If you're on a DHCP connection, your host name may change
and your printer will "disappear".  Make sure you set up the printer
and tie it to the "localhost" name--NOT the one your DHCP settings
give your system.
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Ok, I believe I understand what you said but I don't understand how to do
what you said.  What would the "localhost" name be or where can I find it?