CUPS needs user name and password

[Steve Mushynsky]

Mac OS X 10.3 has the root user disabled and without an assigned password by default. I believe this is a change from prior versions as I don't recall having this problem before.

Go to my posting at:

Mac OS X 10.3 : How to enable root user & password to access the CUPS GUI web page

For the solution to enabling the root user so you can access the CUPS administrative GUI webpage on your Mac with OSX 10.3

-Steve Mushynsky <steve at summerbeemeadow.com>



edwin wrote:
> Have you found something? I have the same problem. Talked with Apple and they have installed this new function in one of the latest Updates.
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> Thanks
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> Edwin
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> elledgeg wrote:
> > I have just reinstalled MAC OSX 10.3.3 and now, when attempting to modify my printer settings using web based CUPS, I get the message "Enter username and password for "CUPS" at http://localhost:631".
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> > According to the Software Admin Guide it should default to the root user and corresponing password (Both AuthType and AuthClass are set to Basic and System respectively in cupsd.conf(per admin guide)) but I have tried this and it is not accepted and even if I comment both out in the hope that I don't need a User Name or Password at all it still asks for them.
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> > Can anyone help me please?
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> > Thanks,
> >
> > George Elledge