How do I add a user to Print Administrator group but not full administrator?

Question

He unplugged the printer and plugged it back in. OS X (10.6) asked for the print administrator password. I would like to add the user to that group but not the full administrators group. How do I do that?

This is for a stand-alone home Mac. By stand-alone I mean not part of a corporate login or administration.

Answer 1

Run this Terminal command (as an administrator), replacing "usersaccountname" with the user's actual account name:

sudo dseditgroup -o edit -n /Local/Default -a usersaccountname -t user _lpadmin

When it prompts you, enter your password (it won't echo). That user should now be able to administer printers.