[cups.general] hide a printer?

Michael R Sweet msweet at apple.com
Wed Nov 5 15:15:31 PST 2008


Adam wrote:
> Is there a way to make a printer 'hidden', so that it can still be printed to, but client machines connecting to a central server wouldn't see it?

There isn't a way to hide a printable queue from the user, but you
can define a list of allowed users (or conversely, a list of users
that are not allowed) for a printer - the printer will then only show
up for the users (or groups) that actually can use the printer.

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Michael R Sweet                        Senior Printing System Engineer





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