Anacron changing default printer on weekends

nusch · 12-06-2009, 09:31 AM

From Monday to Friday I'm with my laptop at location_one and using printer_one, and at weekends I'm at location_two and using printer_two. I want to change CUPS default printer respectively with command

Code:

lpadmin -d printer_one

run on Mondays and

Code:

lpadmin -d printer_two

run on Fridays in Anacron. But I see there is possibility to only specify time interval not weekdays, is what I'm trying to achieve possible without complicated bash scripts?

pixellany · 12-06-2009, 09:59 AM

Take a look also at the "at" command.

Regardless, I would think that a very straightforward solution would be an "anacron" job that runs every day and sets the default printer based on the output of "date +%u"

catkin · 12-06-2009, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixellany

Take a look also at the "at" command.

Regardless, I would think that a very straightforward solution would be an "anacron" job that runs every day and sets the default printer based on the output of "date +%u"

Or, if you do boot regularly (rather than suspend-resuming) similar could be done in a boot script.

pixellany · 12-06-2009, 04:38 PM

Or both, n'est-ce pas?

catkin · 12-07-2009, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixellany

Or both, n'est-ce pas?

Bien sur, certainment