topic Re: LP Allow/Deny users access to specific print queues in Operating System - HP-UX

LP Allow/Deny users access to specific print queues

Chris Watkins_1 — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 13:43:59 GMT

OK, time for my first question.

Without moving to "cups", and without manually scripting
it in the printer interface scripts... is there a simple
way in HPUX to deny or allow specific users to use specific printers?

(In Solaris, for instance, you have users.deny/users.allow files)

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Re: LP Allow/Deny users access to specific print queues

Geoff Wild — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 15:29:03 GMT

I don't think so - cups would be your best bet....or write your own wrapper script around the lp command....

Rgds...Geoff

Re: LP Allow/Deny users access to specific print queues

Leif Halvarsson_2 — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 15:36:32 GMT

Hi,
No, there is no such features in the HP-UX print spooler.
The Solaris spooler is different and, there it may be possible to allow/deny users.
Have you tried with remote printing to a Solaris print spooler ?

Re: LP Allow/Deny users access to specific print queues

Chris Watkins_1 — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 15:58:27 GMT

Unfortunately, we're stuck with using the regular HP spooler,
at least for now. I just thought I'd see if anyone knew
of one of those rare "undocumented" workarounds for this.

If it becomes necessity, and it isn't right now, I'll script it.

Thanks for the responses!