LinuxQuestions.org - [SOLVED] Change permission for system-config-printer on non administrative accounts

Which version of openSUSE are you using? In general you may need to adjust the relevant pokit privilege(s). Some CUPS policies...

Code:

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.all-edit

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.class-edit

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.devices-get

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.job-edit

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.job-not-owned-edit

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.printer-enable

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.printer-local-edit

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.printer-remote-edit

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.printer-set-default

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.printeraddremove

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.server-settings

It may be sufficient to change the 'org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.all-edit' which by default has the following privileges configured...

Code:

# pkaction -v --action-id org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.all-edit

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.all-edit:

  description:      Change printer settings

  message:          Privileges are required to change printer settings. This should only be needed from the Printers system settings panel.

  vendor:            The openSUSE Project

  vendor_url:        http://www.opensuse.org/

  icon:              printer

  implicit any:      auth_admin

  implicit inactive: auth_admin

  implicit active:  auth_admin_keep

With openSUSE this can be done by adding the required entry in /etc/polkit-default-privs.local

For example

Code:

org.opensuse.cupspkhelper.mechanism.all-edit yes:yes:yes

Once saved, then run (as root)

Code:

/sbin/set_polkit_default_privs

Now you should be able to use 'system-config-printer' as desired. Just be aware of potential security issues.

PolKit Reference:
https://doc.opensuse.org/documentati...policykit.html

Hope this helps.