[cups.general] Re: Unable to access printers as root

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 26 February 2006 21:28, Anonymous wrote:
>> 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

Its usual that additional content be provided if you are going to reply?  
Just curious, as I can't find any.

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