SYNOPSIS

#include <gspool.h>

int getspu(const int fd, const char *user, struct apispdet *res)

DESCRIPTION

The function gspool_getspu() 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);

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.