Setting default printer in evolution

[Steve Bergman]

Jeff Vian wrote:
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> Steve Bergman wrote:
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>> This is really a RH9 question.  Is there a RH9 support list?
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>> Anyway, I am having trouble setting the default printer for a user in 
>> evolution 1.2.  If I File->Print and then set the command line to lpr 
>> -P printername, it only works for the cuttent session.  Evolution 
>> seems to ignore $LPDEST and $PRINTER.  How are you supposed to have a 
>> user print to a printer which is not the system wide default? 
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> If you are running RH9, it may be a RH9 question.
> However, I think it applies to this list as well.
> I, on my home machine do not have this issue, but I can see it would be 
> nice to have the answer available.
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The answer, or at least workaround, seems to be:

lpoptions -d printername

This creates a .lpoptions file in the user's home directory.

It is specifically a CUPS thing, I believe.

-Steve