nigel@cnw01.storesys.coles.oz.au (Nigel Harwood) (02/17/91)
(NCR Tower 32/6xx SVR2) I have a need for an application program to change printer forms in LPR. The local command for doing this is spooldev. As you may expect spooldev requires the user to be super user so I set up a suid script appropriately and gave it a go. After a few quick test I found that spooldev insists that you not only have super user ID but are in fact logged in as the super user. It looks like the only way to do the job is by giving the users a special login. Another idea I had was to directly change the spool devices file which looked fairly simple, anyone know if it would be safe ? Regards -- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Nigel Harwood >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Post: Coles Myer Ltd, PO Box 2000 Tooronga 3146, Australia >> << Phone: +61 3 829 6090 E-mail: nigel@cnw01.storesys.coles.oz.au >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>