[ale] Slackware permissions problem?

[David S. Jackson]

On Wed, Jul 02, 2003 at 10:45:27AM -0400 Dow Hurst <dhurst at kennesaw.edu> wrote:
> You might have a security setting that made the choice on the 
> /var/lib/spool's permissions.  I've noticed the locations of the cups 
> directories vary from OS to OS.  Under IRIX it is under 
> /var/spool/cups.  

Interesting.  I'll keep an eye out for these variations.  Wonder
how it is in Fbsd?  (\me sneaks his way over to the ports
directory...)

> Anyway, if you want to recompile to fit your needs, 
> you can do that.  As long as only lp can write to the spool directories, 
> I believe your okay.  Don't make it world writeable if you can help it.  
> Chown the /var/lib/spool/cups to lp.lp or lp.sys if you can.  

Good.  They're lp.sys with a drwx------ right now.  But this box
is also behind two firewalls.  Still, it's good to follow pro
forma security, ain't it?  :0)



-- 
David S. Jackson                        dsj at dsj.net
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
I have a map of the United States.  It's actual size.
I spent last summer folding it.  People ask me where
I live, and I say, "E6".
		-- Steven Wright
_______________________________________________
Ale mailing list
Ale at ale.org
http://www.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale