[cups.general] Re: uid of job

[Klaus Singvogel]

Tilo Lutz wrote:
[...]
> Exmaple: I have one Linux client and und linux server with cupsd running.
> Only authenticated users are allowed to print.
> How does the client pass user information to the server?
> username is no problem but how is the password transmitted?

In 1.1.x it isn't transmitted.

Example: You can delete jobs of any user at a remote host. Just
have a closer look at the manual: "man 1 cancel"

Regards,
	Klaus.
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