client-error-not-authorized

[john at fuzzdog.com]

has anyone found a solution for the "client-error-not-authorized" problem with 1.2.x?
It seems that the username "anonymous" is used if no user name is set in the request.  I can not find a way to have the application to ask for a user name, so it uses the default and always fails.  Below are two lines from the error log file.

d [03/Jan/2005:22:49:34 -0800] CheckPolicy: op=400b, name="anonymous", authenticated=0, owner=""
d [03/Jan/2005:22:49:34 -0800] CheckPolicy: Returning 1...

Igor wrote:
> Russ Fineman wrote:
> > Igor wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have a problem using CUPS in Slackware Linux 10.
> > > I have installed a recent CUPS tarball (1.2.x) in /usr/local/cups, but I
> > > cannot add any printers via the command line OR the web interface. The web
> > > interface reports "client-error-not-authorized", on the final step of
> > > adding a printer. The command line gives a similar error ("add_printer:
> > > not authorized!")
> > >
> > > Here follows my error_log:
> > >
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:12:58:14 -0500] Listening to 0.0.0.0:631
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:12:58:14 -0500] Sending browsing info to 12.20.219.255:631
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:12:58:14 -0500] Loaded configuration file
> > > "/usr/local/cups/etc/cu ps/cupsd.conf"
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:12:58:14 -0500] Configured for up to 100 clients.
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:12:58:14 -0500] Allowing up to 100 client connections per
> > > host. I [10/Nov/2004:12:58:14 -0500] Using policy "default" as the
> > > default! I [10/Nov/2004:12:58:14 -0500] Full reload is required.
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:12:58:14 -0500] LoadPPDs: Read
> > > "/usr/local/cups/etc/cups/ppds.dat ", 12 PPDs...
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:12:58:14 -0500] LoadPPDs: No new or changed PPDs...
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:12:58:14 -0500] Full reload complete.
> > > E [10/Nov/2004:12:58:19 -0500] add_printer: not authorized!
> > > E [10/Nov/2004:12:58:19 -0500] add_printer: not authorized!
> > > E [10/Nov/2004:12:58:19 -0500] add_printer: not authorized!
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:13:01:13 -0500] Started
> > > "/usr/local/cups/lib/cups/cgi-bin/printer s.cgi" (pid=30966)
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:13:01:15 -0500] Started
> > > "/usr/local/cups/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.c gi" (pid=30968)
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:13:01:19 -0500] Started
> > > "/usr/local/cups/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.c gi" (pid=30970)
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:13:01:22 -0500] Started
> > > "/usr/local/cups/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.c gi" (pid=30972)
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:13:01:31 -0500] Started
> > > "/usr/local/cups/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.c gi" (pid=30974)
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:13:01:32 -0500] Started
> > > "/usr/local/cups/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.c gi" (pid=30976)
> > > I [10/Nov/2004:13:01:33 -0500] Started
> > > "/usr/local/cups/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.c gi" (pid=30978)
> > > E [10/Nov/2004:13:01:33 -0500] add_printer: not authorized!
> > >
> > > Thanks to all,
> > > Igor
> >
> >
> > Have you used the lppasswd command to assign a user and password. This
> > should be the person who manages the printer.
> > --
> > Russ
>
>
> Just done it, but I have the same error. It simply fails to ask for the user/pass combination.
>
> - Igor