Re: network printer and Cups

[deloptes <deloptes@yahoo.com>]

Camaleón wrote:

> On Tue, 11 May 2010 12:13:01 +0200, deloptes wrote:
> 
>> Camaleón wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm not sure whether CUPS is capable of supporting such authenticating
>>> features, but if you think yes, review the CUPs logs under
>>> "/var/log/cups/ error.log" to check what's going on with sent jobs.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> Cups supports authentication if you ask it to. Also apps like kprinter
>> or gnome-print do.
> 
> Yes, but I guess not the type of auth he has in mind.
> 
> Big multifunction machines implements their own type of security for job
> handling but AFAIK such features only work with windows drivers and when
> printing directly to the printer, not using CUPS inbetween :-/
> 
> Greetings,
> 

the question is what he means by departments id?

cheers