> > Hello, > > we have a small problem using the combination of lpr, lprm on a remote > machine. A user, who started a printjob with lpr is not allowed to > remove his own printjob on the other machine. The /etc/passwd and > /etc/group files are distributed with nis, so both computer use the > same user-id and group-id. > Although the apsfilter cannot access the contents of the cf* files. > > Evaluation of the permisssons leads to: > > On the computer that started the print job: > -rw-rw---- 1 daemon lp 72 Dec 10 16:03 cfA064Aa00955 > -rw-rw---- 1 dirk lp 9763 Dec 10 16:03 dfA064Aa00955 > > On the print-server > -rw-rw---- 1 root lp 72 Dec 10 16:01 > cfA064plus.lfm.RWTH-Aachen.DE > -rw-rw---- 1 root lp 9763 Dec 10 16:01 dfA064Aa00955 > > Why are the jobs started with root.lp and not with the users id? > > Thanks > > Dirk > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This happens also if NIS is not there but /etc/hosts.lpd has the corresponding entry. It seems to be a bug in the implementation of lpd (Correct me if I am wrong). I changed the lpr package and use lprng. Now it works.
Hope this helps! Luis. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
