I am having a hard time getting lprng to work. I am pretty sure the problem is in my /etc/lpd.perms file. With the default /etc/lpd.perms file, things print just fine. However, I want to restrict who can use my printer.
The configuration below pretends to do exactly what I want it to, but print jobs are never actually printed, they just disappear. Other configurations I have tried give messages which clearly indicate that they won't work. This is what I am trying to accomplish: 1. Requests must originate from this host. 2. Root can do anything. 3. Only certain users can print. 4. Jobs can only be removed by user who created them (or root). I am not too concerned about who can connect, do lpq or status request (services X, Q and S, respectively), but would prefer restricting those to the users who can print, if possible. Any help in correcting my mistakes would be greatly appreciated. ---- #allow all users on local host to connect, get status and queue ACCEPT SERVICE=XQS REMOTEIP=127.0.0.1 #allow root to do anything ACCEPT SERVICE=XRPQMCS REMOTEIP=127.0.0.1 USER=root #allow certain user(s) on local host to print ACCEPT SERVICE=RP REMOTEIP=127.0.0.1 USER=compman #allow same user on local host to remove job ACCEPT SERVICE=M REMOTEIP=127.0.0.1 SAMEUSER #all other access denied DEFAULT REJECT
