How about an apropriatly configured and placed .rhosts file under the lp account. That way only lp accounts on "trusted" machines can use the printer. -- Brent L. Bates NASA-Langley Research Center M.S. 361 Hampton, Virginia 23665-5225 (804) 864-2854 E-mail: blbates at aero4.larc.nasa.gov or blbates at aero8.larc.nasa.gov