[cups.general] Web Admin Password

[Johannes Meixner]

Hello,

On Oct 26 22:18 David A. Cobb wrote (shortened):
> When I try to use the Web administrative functions, <http://localhost:631/>, I
> am challenged for a username and password.
....
> What username/password combination is it looking for?

Without any information on which Linux system you run CUPS
I can only guess that cupsd may not run as root, see
http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/09/jsmeix_print-einrichten-90.html

If you run CUPS on MacOS 10.3.x, see
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L191


Kind Regards
Johannes Meixner
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