[lug] CUPS request files

[Gary Hodges]

David L. Anselmi wrote:

> Gary Hodges wrote:
> [...]
>
>> What are these files for?  Do they get purged automagically or will 
>> they hang around forever?
>
>
> The first google hit for "/var/spool/cups" will tell you they are job 
> history files and stay around forever.


Aye, it's all in the choice of search strings!

> A little more digging indicates that MaxJobs limits the number of 
> files here (default is 500), and perhaps PreserveJobHistory applies as 
> well.
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/06/msg00159.html
>
> You can delete these without harm though most suggest that cupsd 
> should be stopped first.


Thanks,
Gary