[cups.bugs] Cups/printers.conf cannot be edited. It re-writesitself. Need help!
Michael R Sweet
msweet at apple.com
Mon Apr 20 13:19:11 PDT 2009
Well, it could be that the Windows system isn't allowing guest
printing, so the smb backend is telling CUPS that it needs a username
and password.
Aside from that, I don't have any other suggestions to offer, sorry...
On Apr 20, 2009, at 10:03 AM, George Ross wrote:
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>> On Apr 19, 2009, at 2:12 PM, George Ross wrote:
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>>>> Standard CUPS won't do this if you have actually stopped cupsd and
>>>> it =20=
>>>>
>>>> is no longer running. Try:
>>>>
>>>> lpadmin -p printer -o auth-info-required=3Dnone
>>>>
>>>> which makes the change to the running cupsd.
>>>
>>> Mike. Thanks, I appreciate you trying to help. I have a lack of
>>> computer knowledge so please be patient.
>>> Are you saying to use the terminal & type;
>>> lpadmin -p printer -o auth-info-required=3Dnone
>>
>> Just this command (with "printer" replaced with the name of your
>> printer).
>>
>>> Then type in changes;
>>> sudo /etc/init.d/cups stop
>>> sudo gedit /etc/cups/printers.conf
>>> Change line to #AuthInfoRequired username,password
>>> Save/close
>>> sudo /etc/init.d/cups start
>>
>> Don't use these commands at all.
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> Michael R Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer
>>
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>> <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode:
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>> -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>On Apr 19, 2009,
>> at =
>> 2:12 PM, George Ross wrote:</div><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br></
>> blockquote><blockquote =
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>> Type: =
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>> </span>charset=3Dwindows-1252;<br></blockquote><blockquote =
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>> type=3D"cite"><span =
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>> </span>delsp=3Dyes<br></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Standard
>> CUPS =
>> won't do this if you have actually stopped cupsd and it =
>> =3D20=3D<br></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">is no
>> longer =
>> running. Try:<br></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> =
>> lpadmin -p printer -o =
>> auth-info-required=3D3Dnone<br></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">which
>> makes the =
>> change to the running cupsd.<br></blockquote><br>Mike. Thanks, I =
>> appreciate you trying to help. I have a lack of computer knowledge
>> so =
>> please be patient.<br>Are you saying to use the terminal & =
>> type;<br>lpadmin -p printer -o =
>> auth-info-required=3D3Dnone<br></div></blockquote><div><br></
>> div>Just =
>> this command (with "printer" replaced with the name of your =
>> printer).</div><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Then type in =
>> changes;<br>sudo /etc/init.d/cups stop<br>sudo gedit =
>> /etc/cups/printers.conf<br>Change line to #AuthInfoRequired =
>> username,password<br>Save/close<br>sudo /etc/init.d/cups =
>> start<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Don't use these commands
>> at =
>> all.</div><div><br></div><div>
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>> normal; =
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>> 0px; =
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>> "><div><div>________________________________________</
>> div><div>Michael R =
>> Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer</div></div></div></span></
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> Michael,
> I did as you asked & got the same results; it wants a password. As I
> said, I'm not the greatest with computers. I believe I did this
> correctly, but, maybe not. I've attached a copy of both files.
> Please recommend changes.
> George
>
> -PRINTERS.CONF-
>
> # Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.3.9
> # Written by cupsd on 2009-04-20 12:50
> <DefaultPrinter Canon-i950-Ubuntu>
> AuthInfoRequired username,password
> Info Canon i950 Ubuntu
> Location
> DeviceURI smb://ROSS/MARIE-DESKTOP/i950
> State Idle
> StateTime 1240246217
> Accepting Yes
> Shared Yes
> JobSheets none none
> QuotaPeriod 0
> PageLimit 0
> KLimit 0
> OpPolicy default
> ErrorPolicy retry-job
> </Printer>
>
> -CUPSD.CONF-
>
> #
> #
> # Sample configuration file for the Common UNIX Printing System
> (CUPS)
> # scheduler. See "man cupsd.conf" for a complete description of
> this
> # file.
> #
>
> # Log general information in error_log - change "info" to "debug" for
> # troubleshooting...
> LogLevel warning
>
> # Administrator user group...
> SystemGroup lpadmin -p Canon-i950-Ubuntu -o auth-info-required=3Dnone
>
>
> # Only listen for connections from the local machine.
> Listen localhost:631
> Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
>
> # Show shared printers on the local network.
> Browsing Off
> BrowseOrder allow,deny
> BrowseAllow all
> BrowseAddress @LOCAL
>
> # Default authentication type, when authentication is required...
> DefaultAuthType Basic
>
> # Restrict access to the server...
> <Location />
> Order allow,deny
> </Location>
>
> # Restrict access to the admin pages...
> <Location /admin>
> Encryption Required
> Order allow,deny
> </Location>
>
> # Restrict access to configuration files...
> <Location /admin/conf>
> AuthType Default
> Require user @SYSTEM
> Order allow,deny
> </Location>
>
> # Set the default printer/job policies...
> <Policy default>
> # Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an
> administrator...
> <Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job
> Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-
> Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job
> Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job>
> Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
> Order deny,allow
> </Limit>
>
> # All administration operations require an administrator to
> authenticate...
> <Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-
> Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default>
> AuthType Default
> Require user @SYSTEM
> Order deny,allow
> </Limit>
>
> # All printer operations require a printer operator to
> authenticate...
> <Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer
> Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs
> Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer
> Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-
> Reject-Jobs>
> AuthType Default
> Require user @SYSTEM
> Order deny,allow
> </Limit>
>
> # Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a
> job...
> <Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
> Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
> Order deny,allow
> </Limit>
>
> <Limit All>
> Order deny,allow
> </Limit>
> </Policy>
>
> #
> #
>
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Michael R Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer
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