Setting up CUPS Server

jbspain · 12-21-2010, 08:45 AM

Hi,

I've setted up a CUPS Server and I was wondering if it possible to disable the option of printers and jobs from the webpage.
I don't want users to see the jobs which are going to be printed from other users.
Should I modify something from the cupsd.conf file?

Thanks in advance!

fortez · 12-21-2010, 01:53 PM

I don't know if it is possible to delete printer and job options from web page, but i think you can limit job list to owner by a policy in cupsd.conf

<Policy default>
<Limit Get-Jobs>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>

So Job list operations must be done by the owner or an administrator

You can see much about policy in
http://www.cups.org/documentation.ph...upsd-conf.html

jbspain · 12-22-2010, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fortez

I don't know if it is possible to delete printer and job options from web page, but i think you can limit job list to owner by a policy in cupsd.conf

<Policy default>
<Limit Get-Jobs>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>

So Job list operations must be done by the owner or an administrator

You can see much about policy in
http://www.cups.org/documentation.ph...upsd-conf.html

Thanks for your help, it was very useful!!
I've used the CUPS-Get-Printers Limit and that way users can't see the printers.

Another issue I have is that if I go to IE and type http://hostname:631 it does'nt resolve the name. If I do the same with port 8080 it works fine. Is there any option to add in the cupsd.conf file?

Thanks!!

fortez · 12-22-2010, 05:42 AM

You have to check Listen directive in cupsd.conf....
Perhaps cupsd is listening on 8080 port and not 631

jbspain · 12-23-2010, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fortez

You have to check Listen directive in cupsd.conf....
Perhaps cupsd is listening on 8080 port and not 631

No, it's on 631. As I say I can access to it with IP:631 but not HOSTNAME:631

Is there any possibility of disabling the whole webpage?

Thanks again

fortez · 12-28-2010, 05:25 AM

why to disable web page?
You can limit access to admin user.
Fot the other issue (ip

ort reachable but not hostname

ort) it seems to be a dns configuration issue

jbspain · 12-29-2010, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fortez

why to disable web page?
You can limit access to admin user.

The reason to disable the web page is because the customer doesn't want to see it...
Can I limit the access to admin user for the whole webpage? How?

fortez · 12-30-2010, 03:23 AM

i mean to limit admin section of web page
I don't now if it is possible to limit access to whole page
Perhaps you have to set up access in < Location />, which is the root of cups system, but i'm not sure about this