add new printer

[Anonymous]

clstephan wrote:
> hello,
>
> I need to install a HP printer under debian 3.0.
> I start the implementation of the driver.
> I arrived to a point where I call http://localhost:631 to add the new printer.
> At that time, I am asked to enter the user name et le passwd.
> Also I write le right user name and le right passwd, (the passwd for the super user and for the user is the same) I am prompted to rewrite again and again the user name and the passwd with that info: This server could not verify that you are authorized to access the resource.
>
> Thank tou for helping me
>
> claude
>

I had a similar problem.  Check the log file (/var/log/cups/error_log).  The problem I was having was a PAM configuration.