[cups.general] server error message after changing administration options

[Michael R Sweet]

What web browser?

Are you using a proxy?

On Jun 10, 2009, at 9:52 AM, Seb wrote:

> Hi,
>
> After choosing to share printers across my network through the web
> interface of CUPS (1.3.10), then I provided the "root" and the root
> password, and the server displayed the message "stand by while the
> server restarts", but this error was displayed immediately after that:
>
> ---<--------------------cut here--------------- 
> start------------------->---
> The requested operation could not be completed
> Improperly Formatted URL
> Details of the Request:
> URL: http://localhost:631/admin/?OP=redirect
> Protocol: http
> Date and Time: Wed June 10 2009 11:47
> Additional Information:
> Description:
> The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that you entered was not properly  
> formatted. The format of a URL is generally as follows:
> protocol://user:password@www.example.org:port/folder/filename.extension?query=value
> Possible Solutions:
> Double-check that you have entered the correct location and try again.
> ---<--------------------cut here--------------- 
> end--------------------->---
>
> Checking /var/log/cups/access_log, I can see the corresponding lines:
>
> E [10/Jun/2009:11:42:41 -0500] Bad request line "
" from localhost!
> E [10/Jun/2009:11:42:52 -0500] cupsdAuthorize: pam_authenticate()  
> returned 7 (Authentication failure)!
>
> However, the changes were indeed made, as I can see the new settings  
> by
> going back to http://localhost:631.  Any ideas what might be wrong  
> would
> be appreciated.
>
>
> -- 
> Seb
>
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Michael R Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer