uid of job

Helge Blischke h.blischke at srz.de
Thu Apr 20 08:28:07 PDT 2006


Tilo Lutz wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> Does anybody know how the owner of the
> job is transmitted to a cups server?
> 
> I want to print on a remote system via cups
> but I also have to know the user who wants
> to print.
> 
> Cheers, Tilo

The IPP request contains - among others - an attribute "job-originating-user-name". This attribute
is passed as a command line option to the filters and backend(s) as well.

Helge


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