CUPS creates printers with the same name but with "@some.ip.address" as a suffix

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Issue

  • We have 6 printers configured. When we add a printer, 3 printers appear automatically appear with the same name. For example:

    laserprinter
    laserprinter@192.168.10.1
    laserprinter@192.168.20.2
    
    inkjetprinter
    inkjetprinter@192.168.10.1
    inkjetprinter@192.168.20.2
    
  • Print queue names are appended with @print server name:

    # lpstat -a |grep @
    jetprint010@pqprint1 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    jetprint011@pqprint1 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    jetprint012@pqprint1 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    jetprint025@pqprint3 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    jetprint026@pqprint3 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    jetprint027@pqprint3 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    jetprint028@pqprint3 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    jetprint029@pqprint3 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    jetprint030@pqprint3 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    jetprint031@pqprint3 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    jetprint032@pqprint3 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    jetprint033@pqprint3 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    jetprint034@pqprint3 accepting requests since Mon 02 Nov 2015 08:31:12 AM CST
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) 1.4.2

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