SYNOPSIS

#include <gspool.h>

int gspool_putspu(const int fd, struct apispdr *ret)

DESCRIPTION

The gspool_putspd() function is used to set the default user privileges on the local host.

Its parameters are as follows:

fd is a file descriptor previously returned by gspool_open

res points to a structure which contains the privileges. The "struct apisphdr" is defined in the file gspool.h.

RETURN VALUES

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

GSPOOL_ZERO_CLASS

A 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 all users the permission to add and delete printers:

 int fd, ret;
 struct apisphdr new_privs;
 fd = gspool_open("myhost", (char *)0, 0);
 if (fd < 0) {  /* error handling */
     ...
 }
 /* get the current permissions */
 ret = gspool_getspd(fd, &new_privs);
 if (ret < 0) { /* error handling */
     ...
 }
 if (!(new_privs.sph_flgs & PV_ADDDEL))
     new_privs.sph_flgs |= PV_ADDDEL;
 ret = gspool_putspd(fd, &new_privs);
 if (ret < 0) { /* error handling */
     ...
 }
 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.