[cups.general] perms file problems

Michael Sweet mike at easysw.com
Mon Feb 18 19:19:32 PST 2008


Daniel Birns wrote:
 > ...
> Is there a known way around this problem?  Perhaps I could generate prn 
> files -- that would be okay-- one for each page is preferable.  The 
> format I'm using for these files is PNG.
> 
> Perhaps I have to write a backend?  Currently my filter is simply not 
> outputting anything.

The "normal" way of doing this is using a backend that runs as root
and creates the files on behalf of the printing user.  Note, however,
that there are limits to this approach, as it requires a local user
account to work.

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