Re: Printing from user www-data
On Mon, 5 May 2008 17:42:21 -0600
Travis Crook <travis@visionsbeyond.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have LedgerSMB up and running (version 1.2.13) and it works
> great except for one little problem. When I print a batch report I
> get the following error in my apache log file:
>
> lpr: Error - scheduler not responding!
>
> I believe this is a permissions problem. When I print using lpr from
> the command line as my everyday user or as root I get no problems
> (file gets sent to the printer and comes out looking like it
> should). When I su to www-data and try to do the same thing I get
> the above error in my log file. Do I need to give the www-data user
> permissions to print? If so, how do I do it?
Well, I was able to answer my own question this time! It turns out
that it was a permissions problem with CUPS. I logged in to the admin
interface (localhost:631) and gave the www-data user permissions to
print to the default printer and it seems to be fine now.
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Travis Crook
Visions Beyond
www.VisionsBeyond.com
208-478-7836
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