22.7. Module Access Control

It is often useful to give a user the rights to view print queues and delete jobs, but not create or edit printers. This can be done using the Webmin users module, once you have created a user with access to the Printer Configuration module or edited an existing user to give him access. Chapter 52 explains how to do this in more detail.

Once a user with access to the module exists, you can limit which printers he can manage and what he can do to them by following these steps:

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In the Webmin Users module, click on Printer Administration next to the name of the user or group.
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Set the field Can edit module configuration? to No, so the user cannot change the print system or paths to configuration files.
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