How can I change the name "CUPS-User" ?

leduc leduc at free.fr
Wed Apr 8 11:42:37 PDT 2009


> leduc wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I have a little problem with CUPS... I share a network printer (a Toshiba
> > photocopier) with other colleagues. The printing costs are shared, based
> > on the name of the person requesting the printing. I appear as "CUPS-User"
> > on the printer (as all users of CUPS I suppose ...). How can I change this
> > name for a more explicit one ?
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> > Regards,
> > GdB
>
> Look into the printer's PPD. It should provide some more or less arkward
> means to supply a user identification (maybe configured within the printer)
> by job attributes. I guess the "CUPS-User" is the predefined default.
>
> Helge

Thanks,

Ok, I'll try to find and modify this option in the PPD file.
GdB




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