CUPS Authentication

Katsu Tanda yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Wed Mar 10 15:54:01 2004


Thats what was automatically set up using the printer
set up gui tool. I can have my neighbor print to it by
opening up port 631 on my router and directing it to
my server. Then he/she would add
http://myip:631/printerqueue. 

I think it might be easier to create two spools.

--- Ben Ricker <bricker@brick.net> wrote:
> You have warring Allows. Allow from All also Allows
> from 127.0.0.1.
> 
> Would you want to get rid of the "Allow from All".
> That way, you only 
> allow to print to that printer from the locahost.
> 
> A bigger question is how can a neighbor print to a
> printer on YOUR local 
> network?
> 
> As far as I know, you cannot allow no password from
> localhost while 
> requiring a password for everyone else on teh same
> printer. Ahow about 
> setting up another printer that allows from all but
> requires Basic Auth?
> 
> Ben Ricker
> 
> Katsu Tanda wrote:
> 
> > I want to set up CUPS so that it does not require
> a
> > user or password on my local network, but requires
> a
> > user/password when printing from outside of my
> home
> > network (like a neighbor or friend printing to my
> > printer from their computer at their house).
> > 
> > Heres my current setup
> > 
> > <Location /printers/LinuxPrinter>
> > Order Deny,Allow
> > Deny From All
> > Allow From 127.0.0.1
> > AuthType None
> > Allow from All
> > </Location>
> > 
> > 
> > 
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