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[David Burke <dmbst32@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I'm wondering how others deal with printing in Ubuntu. I use a centralized
CUPS server so that all printers just show up for users. What I want is

- Easy for end users (no driver installation)
- Allow or block access to certain users and groups

CUPS has this functionality built in, but it's broken in 12.04.
When unauthorized to print, clients effectively DOS attack cups
server<http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=689991>
No notice of permission issue or chance to provide credentials to
print<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/989852>

Does anyone have a solution? Samba perhaps? Am I the only person in the
world encountering these issues? In the meantime I've just removed all
access restrictions but it's not ideal in a school environment where
students shouldn't be printing color images of cats, etc.

Best,
David Burke