CUPS needs user name and password
edwin at mac-happy.de
edwin at mac-happy.de
Thu Jun 10 03:04:59 PDT 2004
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.
Thanks
Edwin
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".
>
> 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.
>
> Can anyone help me please?
>
> Thanks,
>
> George Elledge
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