Hamish Moffatt writes: > > On Wed, Jun 17, 1998 at 08:14:00AM -0400, Paul Miller wrote: > > How can I control who can print and who can't? > > I am guessing, but I guess you could put everyone who may print > in the lp group, and remove the setgid bit on /usr/bin/lpr* -- but > then those users will be able to play with the files in /var/spool/lpd > directly, which they normally cannot. >
Or, one could use the TCP wrapper methodology. Rename lpr, create a wrapper and call it "lpr". Then have the wrapper check a "allowed user" file when a print request comes in. It then either passes on the printing job to the real lpr or rejects it with a diagnostic message (as a courtesy). -- -= Sent by Debian 1.3 Linux =- Thomas Kocourek KD4CIK @[EMAIL PROTECTED]@westgac3.dragon.com Remove @_@ for correct Email address --... ...-- ... -.. . -.- -.. ....- -.-. .. -.- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
