[ Hackerslab bug_paper ] Linux printtool get printer password

From: Sheshep ankh Dubhe (dubheat_private)
Date: Wed Mar 08 2000 - 11:43:43 PST

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    [ 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
    ------------
    
    chmod o-r /var/spool/lpd/lp/.config
    chgrp lp /var/spool/lpd/lp/.config
    
    - Kyong-won, Cho -
    e-mail : dubheat_private dubheat_private
    



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