cgi-bin: localhost

[Helge Blischke]

Peter Somogyi wrote:
> 
> > > What's the difficulty: too much work, too much security risk, or some incompatibility?
> > My non authoritative answer is: it is a matter of how much you trust your customers or you don't.
> > Depending on your overall systems/network configuration, you may choose an
> > authentication system that matches your needs.
> 
> My task is given: I have to create a patch that modifies web client's functionality to support managing remote cups server.
> 
> 1. My first question is whether this task is solvable or not.
> 
> 2. If not: why? (I would wonder if not, because there are several tools which can do the same or more remotely)
> 
> 3. If yes: can I create a patch (=would you accept it, if it implements an agreed design)?
> 
> I won't review the needs of my customer (it's not my assignment), it's firmly fixed, and I've been told in our system there's no workaround.
> I hope I was clear enough.
> 
> Peter

For remote administration, you don't need a patch to whatsowver; just edit your
cupsd.conf file accordingly.

Helge

PS: I have the impression that some (if not all, meanwhile) Linux distributors tend to
configure their standard distibs to behave as a "workstation only", access from remote 
restricted in a sort of paranoic way. Even the system's configuration tools tend to 
back this approach. It seems that users should buy the server editions which cost a considerable
fee and maintenance ...

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Helge Blischke
Softwareentwicklung
SRZ Berlin | Firmengruppe besscom
http://www.srz.de