CUPS Remote Root Login Refused

[John Bertelsen]

> John Bertelsen <jo.bertel at verizon.net> wrote (Sunday 20 August 2006 20:07):
>
> > From remote PC on the LAN it is possible to access CUPS web
> > management interface. When trying to perform administrative
> > functions am prompted for a username and password, but get the
> > message: "Unauthorized Administrative commands are disabled in
> > the web interface for security reasons. Please use the GNOME
> > CUPS manager (System > Administration > Printing)."
>
> Doesn't it also say, in the very next sentence:
>
>    "/usr/share/doc/cupsys/README.Debian.gz describes the
>     details and how to reenable it again."
>
> ??
>
Kurt,

Thanks for your reply.

It did not say this, BUT thanks for pointing me that way. The README did have a useful discussion of the function of shadow password. That allowed me to perform admin tasks remotely.

Now to solve the Samba problems ........

John B.

> Anyway -- this is not a CUPS problem at all. Rest assured, that CUPS
> ships in a default setup that works the way it is intented to.
>
> Please turn to the Ubuntu user forums for help. Or file a bug report
> at  https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/cupsys/+filebug
>
> It was the decision of the Ubuntu maintainers to ship CUPS built,
> packaged and setup in a way that cripples a lot of its convenience
> functions, "for security reasons".
>
> Cheers,
> Kurt