[cups.development] changing backend path

[Michael Sweet]

Helge Blischke wrote:
> Markus.Grunwald at pruftechnik.com wrote:
> 
>>Hello,
>>
>>how can I change the path for external programs that are used by backends
>>?
>>>From "man backend" :
>>
>>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
>>       The following environment variables are defined by the CUPS server
>>when
>>       executing the backend:
>>
>>       [...]
>>
>>       PATH
>>            The standard execution path for external programs that may be
>>run
>>            by the backend.
>>
>>I want to add some custom paths...
>>
> 
> 
> Set the PATH environment variable according to your needs in the
> /etc/init.d/cups startup script.

That won't work, as I pointed out to the original submitter - CUPS
does not currently support alternate PATH settings for security
reasons.

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