On July 7, 2004 01:57 am, Stephen Cormier wrote: > On July 7, 2004 02:52 am, Antiphon wrote: > > Hello list, > > > > Is there any way to allow non-root users the ability to start/stop > > printers or cancel anyone's job within KDE? I'm using CUPS. > > > > I'm trying to set up some systems for people who need a lot of > > control over printing but still cannot be trusted with the root > > password. > > This page may help. > > http://bostoncoop.net/adam/cgi-bin/weblog.pl?rightframe=linux > > > Stephen Cormier
I actually found the answer to my own question. KDE's printing system has the ability to let a user run it as root which is just what my users need. Now they can stop/start printers and delete or pause all printer jobs. Kudos to the kprint team!
