[printersetup-discussion] 10.5.7 CUPS

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Wed Jun 24 12:56:08 NZST 2009


On Mac OS X 10.5.7 the default cupsd.conf file security settings have  
been significantly altered

Below is one possible solution. This will allow lpadmin to run from a  
login hook or from the login window.

> A mod to cupsd.conf is the way that I went. In the section:<Policy  
> default>
> ...
> <Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify- 
> Class
> CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default>
>    AuthType Default
>    Require user @SYSTEM
>    Order deny,allow
> </Limit>
>
> I would change the line AuthType Default to AuthType None and  
> comment out
> the next two lines.
>
> More Notes on a detailed blog : http://ptone.com/dablog/2009/05/1057-fails-to-update-ppc-machines-properly/


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