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[ Hackerslab bug_paper ] Linux printtool get printer password


From: dubhe () DUAT DHS ORG (Sheshep ankh Dubhe)
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 04:43:43 +0900


[ Hackerslab bug_paper ] Linux printtool get printer password

File: /usr/bin/printtool

SYSTEM: Linux

INFO:

If make printer configuration by printtool package, It make vule config file.
Config file perrmission is "-rw-r--r-- root root".
If use samba network printer, password stored in config file.

Tested platform : RedHat 6.1 - 6.2B
printtool-3.41-2
printtool-3.42-3ac
printtool-3.43-1

[dubhe@duat dubhe]$ ls -lsa /var/spool/lpd/lp/.config
   1 -rw-r--r--   1 root     root           96 Mar  6 13:21 /var/spool/lpd/lp/.config
[dubhe@duat dubhe]$ cat /var/spool/lpd/lp/.config
share='\\xxxxx\HP'
hostip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
user='username'
password='1111'
workgroup='xxxxxxxx'

 Now to fix
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chmod o-r /var/spool/lpd/lp/.config
chgrp lp /var/spool/lpd/lp/.config

- Kyong-won, Cho -
e-mail: dubhe () hackerslab org dubhe () duat dhs org


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