[ale] red hat as print server

[Michael D. Ivey]

On Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 11:33:51AM -0500, Gary MacKay wrote:
> Check the notes in the smb.conf file. I seem to remember something about a
> 'guest' account
> for just this reason. pcguest or something of that sort.

The smb printing works fine...this is remote lpr printing.

> >worked great, except for one linux box...discovered he didn't have an
> >account on the red hat box that matched his own box.  added a user,
> >and it printed...does this mean that red hat requires a local user for
> >each remote user that might print?  fearsome...
> >
> >hopefully, there's a FM that i haven't RT'd yet...anyone have
> >suggestions?  i'd hate to think that i can't give lpd access to a
> >whole machine without adding users for each remote user...

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