how to print over network (lpd) with another user-id?

all-inc.

hi,
I have my laptop connected to a network, in which i have access to a lpd printer. but it's sometimes necessary to change the username the printing job belongs to... and it's anoying to always change to the user via su to achieve another username to be displayed in the printer logs.
perhaps it is possible to send printing jobs with an userid which in fact doesn't exist on the notebook? let's say send jobs with virtual usernames? btw i have root-access on the notebook so i can play around

thank you for ideas,
all-inc.
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Neon Dude · n00b Joined: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 15 Location: London

It's a bit of a hack but you could try setting the LOGNAME variable to the required user

all-inc. · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:59 pm Post subject:

well, doesn't work...it would have been a huge security hole! ...i'm glad it didn't work

EDIT: I found a solution: lp's nice option '-U'
I'm a little bit confused that i can just use the -U option to specify the desired username...
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