[cups.general] Remote Access to Web Interface

[Helge Blischke]

Leandro Tracchia wrote:
> i'm running ubuntu server 8.04. i just installed CUPS and i am trying
> to access the web interface from another computer (on the same subnet)
> because i don't have a gui installed on the server to use the web
> interface locally.
> 
> my problem is that i can't seem to access the admin section. when i
> click on the 'Administration' tab, i'm prompted for a username and
> password into which i type root and its password. then all i get is a
> white screen (nothing loads). when i check /var/log/cups/error_log
> logs i get the following line:
> 
> cupsdCloseClient: SSL shutdown successful!
> 
> to me it looks like SSL is shutting down when i try to login. why its
> doing that i have no idea.
> 
> anyone help me???
> 
> here is my cupsd.conf:
> 
> SystemGroup lpadmin
> 
> LogLevel info
> Port 631
> Browsing On
> BrowseAddress 192.168.3.255
> 
> <Location />
> Order Deny,Allow
> Deny From All
> Allow From 192.168.3.0/24
> Allow From 127.0.0.1
> </Location>
> 
> <Location /admin>
> AuthType Basic
> Order Deny,Allow
> Deny From All
> Allow From 192.168.3.0/24
> Allow From 127.0.0.1
> </Location>
> 
> THANKS
> 

Maybe remote root access is forbidden by your /etc/ssh/sshd_conf
(or whatever the name of that config file is).

Helge


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