Re: [redhat-lspp] I am getting lots of push back on devallocator.

[Casey Schaufler <casey schaufler-ca com>]

--- George Wilson <gcwilson us ibm com> wrote:


> It is to allow a user to allocate a printer for
> exclusive use.  Because
> relabeling is a privileged operation, we need an
> intermediary to do the
> work on the user's behalf.  There is TSOL
> documentation that describes
> device allocation procedures in their environment:
> 
>
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-4557/6maosrjd8?a=view
> 
> and
> 
>
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-4557/6maosrjdk?a=view

When we wrote that code it was in support
of the user desktop environment, prior to
X11. The printer described is a printer that
is connected to the desktop (typically a
Sun 3/50) and part of the user's world.
Other devices supported included QIK tapes
(60 and 150MB), the keyboard, mouse, graphics
(no server based window system then!) and
floppy disks.

You need a device allocator to configure
a user environment such as a workstation.

You shouldn't need one for CUPS printers.
 

Casey Schaufler
casey schaufler-ca com