This is a missing feature in CUPS upstream. CUPS has no possibility to set an alternative user as a default setting for a queue.
Report this on the upstream bug tracking system of CUPS: http://www.cups.org/str.php ** Package changed: system-config-printer (Ubuntu) => cups (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/856776 Title: Cannot declare itself as another username with CUPS server To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/856776/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs