[patch] 2.4.0: lp superuser check

[Tim Waugh]

Here is a patch that changes the superuser check in lp to use
capabilities instead.

Does anyone see a problem with it before I send it to Linus?

Tim.
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2001-01-05  Tim Waugh  <[e-mail]>

	* drivers/char/lp.c: Capability check instead of superuser check.
	Patch from [e-mail].

--- linux-2.4.0/drivers/char/lp.c.lp	Wed Nov  1 15:06:20 2000
+++ linux-2.4.0/drivers/char/lp.c	Fri Jan  5 10:58:18 2001
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
 			if (copy_to_user((int *) arg, &LP_STAT(minor),
 					sizeof(struct lp_stats)))
 				return -EFAULT;
-			if (suser())
+			if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 				memset(&LP_STAT(minor), 0,
 						sizeof(struct lp_stats));
 			break;