[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#459243: Bug#459243: samba: cupsaddsmb doesn't work as non-root

[Luca Capello]

Hi Steve!

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:50:02 +0100, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 11:50:10PM +0100, Luca Capello wrote:
>> I thought this was a wishlist, but then I came to the conclusion that
>> this is a real bug, since a default smb.conf has "invalid users =
>> root" and clearly states that even other non-root users can manage
>> printers (drivers and properties).
>
> Well, no, it states that you must make a change to the smb.conf to
> allow non-root users to manage printers.

Fully agree, I should maybe have used "other non-root users COULD
manage" :-)

> It happens that you must /also/ make a change to the permissions on
> the directory.  I think this is the reasonable default behavior, so
> the only change I see that could be made here would be to fix the
> documentation in the default smb.conf to mention this.

Yes, at least fixing the documentation in smb.conf is required.

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca