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diff --git a/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/appendixb.xml b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/appendixb.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4b759b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-system-admin-guide/C/appendixb.xml @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ + + <appendix id="appendixb-0"> + <title>Security Note on Configuring SMB Printers</title> + <highlights> + <para>This appendix provides a security note related to the configuration +of printers on Windows network shares.</para> + </highlights> + <indexterm> + <primary>Samba</primary> + <see>SMB</see> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>Windows network shares</primary> + <see>SMB</see> + </indexterm> + <indexterm> + <primary>SMB</primary> + <secondary>configuring printers</secondary> + </indexterm> + <para>Windows network shares are also referred to as Samba or <firstterm>SMB</firstterm> +shares. When you configure a printer on an SMB share, you must enter a username +and password for the print queue. </para> + <para>The username and password for the print queue is stored as unencrypted +text in the file <filename>/etc/cups/printers.conf</filename>. +This file has read-only permissions for users with root privileges, so any +user with root privileges can read the username and password for the print +queue. </para> + <para>To reduce the impact of possible security violations, ensure that the +username and password required to access the print queue is used only for +the print queue. This ensures that any possible security violation is restricted +to unauthorized use of the print queue.</para> + </appendix> |