LPD & LDAP Integration

[Adam <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have decided to undertake a little project to modify lpd to get it's
printer definitions from an LDAP server and NOT from /etc/printcap.  This
will make managing printers on many Linux desktops much easier and adding
new printer automagical.

Anyone else interesting in looking at this with me?

Information I'd store in the LDAP databse

printer queue name
printer server name
printer driver name (the ghostscript device)
intermediate server name
comment

LPD on getting a request for printer X would check and see if printer X's
print server is on the same subnet as itself,  if so it sends the job to
the printer.  If not then it sends the job to the "intermediate" server.

I also want to remove the neccesity for a /etc/hosts.lpd file as that is a
PAIN in the butt on a large network.  Just accept any job from any host
that is on the same major network (say 192.168.x.x).

Any thoughts or takers?