gspool_getspu(3)
NAME
gspool_getspu - retrieve the permissions for a user
SYNOPSIS
#include <gspool.h> int getspu(const int fd, const char *user, struct apispdet *res)
DESCRIPTION
The function ggssppooooll__ggeettssppuu(()) is used to retrieve the defaults for a
particular user
fd is a file descriptor previously returned by gspool_open
user is a pointer to the username of the user details being retrieved.
res is a descriptor, which upon return will contain the details of
user. The structure "apispdet" is defined in the file gsapi.h, and
contains the following fields:
- unsigned char spu_isvalid
- Valid user ID
- char spu_resvd1[]
- Reserved
- int_ugid_t spu_user
- User ID Minimum priority
- unsigned char spu_maxp
- Maximum priority
- unsigned char spu_defp
- Default priority
- char spu_form[]
- Default form type
- char spu_formallow[]
- Allowed form type pattern
- char spu_ptr[]
- Default printer
- char spu_ptrallow[]
- Allowed printer pattern
- unsigned long spu_flgs
- Privilege flag
- classcode_t spu_class
- Class of printers
- unsigned char spu_cps
- Maximum copies allowed
- The "spu_flgs" field of res will contain a combination of the
following: - PV_ADMIN
- Administrator (edit admin file)
- PV_SSTOP
- Can run sstop (can stop scheduler)
- PV_FORMS
- Can use other forms than default
- PV_CPRIO
- Can change priority on queue
- PV_OTHERJ
- Can change other users' jobs
- PV_PRINQ
- Can move to printer queue
- PV_HALTGO
- Can halt, restart printer
- PV_ANYPRIO
- Can set any priority on queue
- PV_CDEFLT
- Can change own default priority
- PV_ADDDEL
- Can add/delete printers
- PV_COVER
- Can override class
- PV_UNQUEUE
- Can unqueue jobs
- PV_VOTHERJ
- Can view other jobs not neccesarily edit
- PV_REMOTEJ
- Can access remote jobs
- PV_REMOTEP
- Can access remote printers
- PV_FREEZEOK
- Can save default options
- PV_ACCESSOK
- Can access sub-screens
- PV_OTHERP
- Can use other printers from default
- ALLPRIVS
- A combination of all of the above
RETURN VALUES
The function gspool_getspu() returns 0 if successful otherwise one of
the following codes:
- GSPOOL_UNKNOWN_USER
- Invalid user name
- GSPOOL_INVALID_FD
- Invalid File descriptor
- GSPOOL_BADWRITE
- failure writing to the network
- GSPOOL_BADREAD
- failure reading from the network
- GSPOOL_NOPERM
- The user does not have permission
EXAMPLE
- An example to view the privileges of user "mark":
- int fd, ret;
struct apispdet res; - fd = gspool_open("myhost", (char *)0, 0);
if (fd < 0) { /* error handling */... - }
- ret = gspool_getspu(fd, "mark", &res);
if (ret < 0) { /* error handling */... - }
- if (res.spu_flags & PV_HALTGO)
printf("user mark cannot halt printers\n");
- printf("marks maximim priority is %d\n", res.spu_maxp);
gspool_close(fd);
SEE ALSO
gspool_getspd(3), gspool_putspu(3), gspool_putspd(3).
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free
software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU
General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There
is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
AUTHOR
- John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.