[cups.general] read print-job-originating user

Helge Blischke H.Blischke at srz-berlin.de
Wed Aug 4 06:18:16 PDT 2004


Marcus Mundt wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I`m running a CUPS-Server which converts send data to pdf.
> 
> Now I want my backend to save these files in a folder named after the user
> who originated the print job. Therefore I need to use the content of the
> variable "user" which is mentionen as a component of the CUPS job structure
> (cps_job_t) and is used to display the job-creating user in the jobs-section
> of the webinterface.
> 
> The user should be handed over to the bachend, so that the backend can
> create an accordingly named folder.
> 
> How can this be done. Any hints are welcome.
> 
> Cheers,
> Marcus

The job-originating-user is passed as a command line option to the
filters and backends.

Helge

-- 
H.Blischke at srz-berlin.de
H.Blischke at srz-berlin.com
H.Blischke at acm.org




More information about the cups mailing list