Bug 339 - lpd restricts remote users to those with local accounts
Summary: lpd restricts remote users to those with local accounts
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: lpr
Version: 5.2
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Crutcher Dunnavant
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: 1994 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 1998-12-08 02:03 UTC by amlai
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:37 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 1999-02-17 17:08:47 UTC
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Description amlai 1998-12-08 02:03:00 UTC 
lpd restricts remote users to those with local accounts even
without the rs flag in the printcap.
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 1999-02-17 17:07:59 UTC 
fixed in lpr-0.34-1
Comment 2 Jeff Johnson 1999-04-05 14:26:59 UTC 
*** Bug 1994 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

lpr-0.31-4 (RH5.1) printing to lpr-0.33-1 (RH5.0) doesn't
work if remote host doesn't not have user account for
client.

lpd log shows:
Apr  2 17:55:12 star lpd[31169]: can't find user - can't
fork

This occurs regardless of rs: flag in printcap.  Printing is
fine when accounts match (root<->root, etc.).
(This is in Debian Bug List also)
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