Cups/printers.conf cannot be edited. It re-writesitself. Need help!
George Ross
georgeaross at hotmail.com
Mon Apr 20 10:03:41 PDT 2009
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> On Apr 19, 2009, at 2:12 PM, George Ross wrote:
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> >> Standard CUPS won't do this if you have actually stopped cupsd and
> >> it =20=
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> >> is no longer running. Try:
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> >> lpadmin -p printer -o auth-info-required=3Dnone
> >>
> >> which makes the change to the running cupsd.
> >
> > Mike. Thanks, I appreciate you trying to help. I have a lack of
> > computer knowledge so please be patient.
> > Are you saying to use the terminal & type;
> > lpadmin -p printer -o auth-info-required=3Dnone
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> Just this command (with "printer" replaced with the name of your
> printer).
>
> > Then type in changes;
> > sudo /etc/init.d/cups stop
> > sudo gedit /etc/cups/printers.conf
> > Change line to #AuthInfoRequired username,password
> > Save/close
> > sudo /etc/init.d/cups start
>
> Don't use these commands at all.
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> ________________________________________
> Michael R Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer
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> <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
> -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>On Apr 19, 2009, at =
> 2:12 PM, George Ross wrote:</div><blockquote =
> type=3D"cite"><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote =
> type=3D"cite">--Apple-Mail-2--127053923<br></blockquote><blockquote =
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> text/plain;<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span =
> class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> =
> </span>charset=3Dwindows-1252;<br></blockquote><blockquote =
> type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> =
> </span>format=3Dflowed;<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span =
> class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> =
> </span>delsp=3Dyes<br></blockquote><blockquote =
> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Standard CUPS =
> won't do this if you have actually stopped cupsd and it =
> =3D20=3D<br></blockquote><blockquote =
> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">is no longer =
> running. Try:<br></blockquote><blockquote =
> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> =
> lpadmin -p printer -o =
> auth-info-required=3D3Dnone<br></blockquote><blockquote =
> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">which makes the =
> change to the running cupsd.<br></blockquote><br>Mike. Thanks, I =
> appreciate you trying to help. I have a lack of computer knowledge so =
> please be patient.<br>Are you saying to use the terminal & =
> type;<br>lpadmin -p printer -o =
> auth-info-required=3D3Dnone<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Just =
> this command (with "printer" replaced with the name of your =
> printer).</div><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Then type in =
> changes;<br>sudo /etc/init.d/cups stop<br>sudo gedit =
> /etc/cups/printers.conf<br>Change line to #AuthInfoRequired =
> username,password<br>Save/close<br>sudo /etc/init.d/cups =
> start<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Don't use these commands at =
> all.</div><div><br></div><div>
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> normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: =
> 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: =
> 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; =
> -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; =
> -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: =
> auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
> style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: =
> Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
> font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; =
> orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
> widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; =
> -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; =
> -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: =
> auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: =
> break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: =
> after-white-space; =
> "><div><div>________________________________________</div><div>Michael R =
> Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer</div></div></div></span></span>
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Michael,
I did as you asked & got the same results; it wants a password. As I said, I'm not the greatest with computers. I believe I did this correctly, but, maybe not. I've attached a copy of both files. Please recommend changes.
George
-PRINTERS.CONF-
# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.3.9
# Written by cupsd on 2009-04-20 12:50
<DefaultPrinter Canon-i950-Ubuntu>
AuthInfoRequired username,password
Info Canon i950 Ubuntu
Location
DeviceURI smb://ROSS/MARIE-DESKTOP/i950
State Idle
StateTime 1240246217
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy retry-job
</Printer>
-CUPSD.CONF-
#
#
# Sample configuration file for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS)
# scheduler. See "man cupsd.conf" for a complete description of this
# file.
#
# Log general information in error_log - change "info" to "debug" for
# troubleshooting...
LogLevel warning
# Administrator user group...
SystemGroup lpadmin -p Canon-i950-Ubuntu -o auth-info-required=3Dnone
# Only listen for connections from the local machine.
Listen localhost:631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
# Show shared printers on the local network.
Browsing Off
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow all
BrowseAddress @LOCAL
# Default authentication type, when authentication is required...
DefaultAuthType Basic
# Restrict access to the server...
<Location />
Order allow,deny
</Location>
# Restrict access to the admin pages...
<Location /admin>
Encryption Required
Order allow,deny
</Location>
# Restrict access to configuration files...
<Location /admin/conf>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order allow,deny
</Location>
# Set the default printer/job policies...
<Policy default>
# Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an administrator...
<Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All administration operations require an administrator to authenticate...
<Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All printer operations require a printer operator to authenticate...
<Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a job...
<Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>
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