[cups.general] Authentication question

[henri]

Another approach would be to use PrintAgent for print job  
authentication.

PrintAgent does not depend upon the PPD for authentication. PrintAgent  
is designed to work with Pykota. However, it could be adapted to work  
with other print accounting systems.

URL : http://www.lucidsystems.org/printingworks/printagent

Although this is not a direct answer to your question. You may find  
this information helpful.

> I have a strange situation. I have a customer with both MAC OSX and  
> Ubuntu Linux systems. When they install the PPD for the Sharp  
> MX3510N on the OSX, it has the ability to use Authentication where  
> they enter a user number that has to be entered at the imager side  
> to print the document. However, the same PPD for Linux does not have  
> that feature.
>
> Is there a way I can enable this feature on the Linux side or does  
> that require a rewrite of the entire PPD?
>
> Thanks!
>
> PS - please don't say to contact Sharp - they do not write the PPDs  
> for CUPS.