[cups.general] Re: Authentication problem (UID 0) SOLVED

[Klaus Singvogel]

Christoph Litauer wrote:
> Christoph Litauer schrieb:
> >Using cups-1.1.20
> >
> >I have a little authentication problem with the /admin location:
> >
> ><Location /admin>
> >AuthType Basic
> >AuthClass Group
> >AuthGroupName sys
> ></Location>
> >
> >Using this configuration and adding some user accounts to group sys, it
> >is no problem to access /admin using an account other than root. If I
> >try to authenticate as root, the error log tells me:
> >
> >IsAuthorized: pam_authenticate() returned 7 (Authentication failure)!
> >
> >Looks like I mistyped the password? Definitly not!
> >
> >I have another account with uid 0 (and also member of group sys) with
> >which I cannot login, too.
> >
> >The difference between the working and not working accounts is: The 
> >working accounts are the ones from NIS, root is just a local account. My 
> >nsswitch.conf uses "files nis" for passwd lookups.
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> 
> Just found the reason: SuSE's cupsd.conf by default contains
> "RunAsUser Yes". That maybe more secure but refuses root to authenticate.

http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/09/jsmeix_print-einrichten-90.html

Regards,
	Klaus.
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