Permissions for Controlfile

[Helge Blischke]

Daniel wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> in a filter-script I need the name of the printerqueue where the document
> is printed on. So I try to read the controlfile in the spool-Diretory. But
> It has the wrong permissions (root:lp, rw--) so User lp (the filter-script
> is running as user "lp") can't read it.
> 
> Can I anywhere adjust the permissions?Or get the Queue-Name elsewhere?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Daniel

Read the filter manal page and look for the environment vatiables.
PRINTER contains the printer name, i.e. the queue name.

Helge