[CentOS] selinux prevents lighttpd from printing

hw hw at gc-24.de
Wed Sep 20 12:19:52 UTC 2017


hw wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> how do I allow CGI programs to print (using 'lpr -P some-printer some-file.pdf') when
> lighttpd is being used for a web server?
>
> When selinux is permissive, the printer prints; when it´s enforcing, the printer
> does not print, and I´m getting the log message '/bin/lpr: Permission denied'.
>
> 'getsebool -a | grep http' doesn´t show any boolean I could make out to be responsible
> for this.
>
> Any idea what I need to do/change to allow printing without disabling selinux?
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