[cups.general] CUPS backend issue writing to file

may trashmay at googlemail.com
Tue May 4 00:39:04 PDT 2010


Am 04.05.2010 um 08:55 schrieb pipitas at gmail.com:

> 
>> My backend itself works now. But I can only write my postscript files to
>> /tmp/***.ps :( Is it possible to write elsewhere? When I try to write to
>> paths like /var/mypostscripts/ it gives me pstops failed error messages.
>> Is there a list of allowed paths to write?
> 
> 
> Did you put my advice on trial? (given last Sunday):
> 
> "If you give a backend permissions of "700" it will run as root."

I thought the 755 permissions I tried means the same you said. Thought the first 7 makes it run as root. Will try your advice as soon as possible. 





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