Unable to access printers as root

Anonymous anonymous at easysw.com
Sun Feb 26 18:28:17 PST 2006


> Distribution: Debian testing/unstable  Kernel: 2.4.22
> Using KDE 3.2
>
> Subsequent to upgrading cupsys, etc. to 1.1.20final+cvs20040330-4 from the -3 version, it is not possible to access the existing printers.  I have purged the system of cupsys, cupsys-client, and cupsys-bsd, and every possible reference I could find to the two printers on the system.  On re-installation, one printer came up automatically when I used a browser for admin, and I was able to install it anyway and print a test page.  I intalled the other printer.  Now, even as root, I cannot access either printer.
>
> lpstat -p (as root) gives the following: get-printers failed: client-error-forbidden
>
> lpoptions -p HP1300 -l claims there is no ppd file (there is in /etc/cups/ppd, as HP1300.ppd)
>
> Is there a bug, or am I missing something?
>
> cupsd.conf has not changed, and the relevant parts look like this:
>
> ServerName treehouse.ellisonet.ca
> DefaultCharset notused
> LogLevel debug
> Printcap /var/run/cups/printcap
> User lp
> Group lpadmin
> HostNameLookups On
> SystemGroup lpadmin
> <Location />
> Order Deny,Allow
> Deny From All
> Allow From 127.0.0.1 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.3
> </Location>
> <Location /admin>
> AuthType Basic
> AuthClass System
> Order Deny,Allow
> Deny From All
> Allow From 127.0.0.1 192.168.1.1
> </Location>
>
> Oh, and nothing will print, which was where this all started.
>
> TIA
>
> Cam





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