gspool_putspu(3)

NAME

gspool_putspu - set default permissions for a user

SYNOPSIS

#include <gspool.h>

int gspool_putspu(const int fd, const char *user, struct apispdet
*newp)

DESCRIPTION

The ggssppooooll__ppuuttssppuu(()) function is used to set privileges for a user.

fd is a file descriptor previously returned by gspool_open

user is a pointer to the user name, for which the details are being updated.

newp is a pointer to a structure containing the new user privileges.

The "struct apispdet" is defined int the file gspool.h.

RETURN VALUES

The function ggssppooooll__ppuuttssppuu(()) returns 0 if successful otherwise one of the following:

GSPOOL_INVALID_FD
Invalid File descriptor
GSPOOL_BADWRITE
failure writing to the network
GSPOOL_BADREAD
failure reading from the network
GSPOOL_UNKNOWN_USER
Invalid user name
GSPOOL_NOPERM
The user does not have permission
GSPOOL_ZERO_CLASS
class code of zero is illegal
GSPOOL_BAD_PRIORITY
One of the priority fields contains zero
GSPOOL_BAD_COPIES
The copies field contains zero
GSPOOL_BAD_FORM
The form type filed has been left empty

EXAMPLE

An example to give a user permission to add and delete printers
int fd, ret;
struct apispdet new_privs;
fd = gspool_open("myhost", (char *)0, 0);
if (fd < 0) { /* error handling */
...
}
ret = gspool_getspu(fd, "helen", &new_privs);
if (ret < 0) { /* error handling */
...
}
if (!(new_privs.spu_flgs & PV_ADDDEL))
new_privs.spu_flgs |= PV_ADDDEL;
gspool_close(fd);

SEE ALSO

gspool_getspu(3), gspool_getspd(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.
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