Problem using cups-pdf if Windows and Linux user name is different

[ccy]

Hi,

I have a cups-pdf install in F13. The printer works by add a printer using the following URL in Windows:

http://<server>:631/printers/cups-pdf

However, all my pdf files are output to /var/spool/cups-pdf/ANONYMOUS. This is due to the user name of windows and Linux are different or doesn't exist. My windows user name is Alice but the Linux's home account is Bob.

If my windows using Bob, then I able to collect the output pdf files in /home/bob.

Is that possible to collect all pdf files from /home/bob even my Wiindows logon user is Alice without changing the Windows user to Bob.

Thank you.

[oxala]

Hello,

I'm a little confused by the question, so I apologize if my answer is a little off. I understand that you are printing from windows to a printer on gnu/linux.

The windows user, "Alice", would need to authenticate on the gnu/linux box as "Bob". Create a "windows/samba/cifs" account "Bob" using smbpasswd. The account name should match the account name "Bob" as in /etc/passwd. When connecting to the printer from windows, connect as the Bob user, not Alice.

Cheers,

oxala

[ccy]

Sorry, let me rephrase.

I logon to my windows using account Alice. However, the user name Alice doesn't exist Linux. My actually user name in Linux box is Bob. Thus, all pdf files created will stored in ANONYMOUS folder.

I am asking that if there is any solution to let Windows IPP passing username other than Alice (e.g.: Bob) to Linux's cups-pdf service?

[oxala]

Hello,

Yes ... hee hee ... I did understand correctly. On the linux side, create the "windows" account bob with the smbpasswd command. You MAY need to disable anonymouns/guest access in samba in order to force an authentication dialogue on the windows side.

You need to configure the "windows" printer to connect to linux as bob, not "Alice", not "Anonymous". I don't use windows, so I'm a little uncertain, but I think you can set this option by right clicking on the printer network share. The end result, from windows, you will "log on" to the printer shared from linux as the user bob. This will grant you access to all resources available to bob in linux, such as /home/bob.

Take care,

oxala