lpadmin and lprm will not work without a password

[Rob Parenti]

I connect the same way on my production system. Logged in as root over ssh.

I used the vmware console, thinking that would be as local as I could get, and gave it a try with the same results.

I changed the AuthTypes to Basic, intending to use local Unix credentials.  No go.

I logged in as an AD domain user (grasping at straws here). Nope.

Can you point me to a summary of how to configure CUPS to allow the root user to perform lpadmin functions, or best practices?

Thanks ...

> You are connecting to the cupsd on your test system remotely; the local =
> certificate/peer credential stuff only works over domain sockets.
>
>
> On Dec 13, 2011, at 11:19 AM, Rob Parenti wrote:
>
> > I feel I=92ve tried everything, and don=92t see anything relevant in =
> the forums.  I have two separate CUPS/1.4.6 servers, SLES 11.1, one =
> Production and one Testing.  The CUPS configurations are virtually =
> identical in every way I can see.  The Production server always works =
> great.  The Testing server always requires me to enter the root password =
> for every lpadmin command.  Otherwise I get =93lpadmin: Unauthorized=94. =
>  I use scripts, as root, to submit batches of lpadmin commands, so the =
> password really interferes with a large batch.  But more importantly, it =
> needs to work exactly like the Production machine.
> >=20
> > I=92m including access_log, error_log, and cupsd.conf.  Everything on =
> the web interface works just fine.  I=92m trying to use lpadmin, as =
> root, connected with ssh.  Could it be file permissions I missed =
> somewhere?
> >=20
> > Regards
> > RobP
> >=20
> > Access_log
> > 147.70.10.205 - - [13/Dec/2011:14:06:17 -0500] POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1 =
> 401 0 - -
> >=20
> > Error_log
> > D [13/Dec/2011:14:06:17 -0500] cupsdAcceptClient: 9 from =
> 147.70.10.205:631 (IPv4)
> > D [13/Dec/2011:14:06:17 -0500] cupsdReadClient: 9 POST /admin/ =
> HTTP/1.1
> > D [13/Dec/2011:14:06:17 -0500] cupsdSetBusyState: Active clients
> > D [13/Dec/2011:14:06:17 -0500] cupsdAuthorize: No authentication data =
> provided.
> > D [13/Dec/2011:14:06:17 -0500] cupsdIsAuthorized: username=3D
> > D [13/Dec/2011:14:06:17 -0500] cupsdSendHeader: 9 WWW-Authenticate: =
> Basic realm=3DCUPS
> > D [13/Dec/2011:14:06:17 -0500] cupsdCloseClient: 9
> > D [13/Dec/2011:14:06:17 -0500] cupsdSetBusyState: Not busy
> >=20
> > LogLevel debug
> > ErrorLog /var/log/cups/error_log
> > ServerAdmin a at b.com
> > MaxLogSize 0
> > AccessLog /var/log/cups/access_log
> > AccessLogLevel all
> > PageLog /var/log/cups/page_log
> > PageLogFormat %p %j %P %u %T %{job-name} Printcap MaxJobs 0 =
> MaxPrinterHistory 0 PreserveJobFiles Yes
> >=20
> > SystemGroup root operators
> > User lp
> > Group lp
> > RemoteRoot remote
> > Port 631
> >=20
> > Browsing On
> > BrowseOrder Allow,Deny
> > BrowseAllow 999.99.13.*
> >=20
> > DefaultAuthType None
> > DefaultEncryption Never
> >=20
> > <Location />
> >  Order Allow,Deny
> >  Allow =46rom 127.0.0.1
> >  Allow =46rom 999.99.4.*
> >  Allow =46rom 999.99.8.*
> >  Allow =46rom 999.99.10.*
> >  Allow =46rom 999.99.11.*
> >  Allow =46rom 999.99.13.*
> > </Location>
> >=20
> > <Location /admin>
> >  AuthType Basic
> >  AuthClass System
> >  Order Allow,Deny
> >  Allow =46rom 127.0.0.1
> >  Allow =46rom 999.99.10.*
> >  Allow =46rom 999.99.13.*
> > </Location>
> >=20
> > <Location /admin/conf>
> >  AuthType Basic
> >  Require user @SYSTEM
> >  Order Allow,Deny
> >  Allow =46rom 127.0.0.1
> >  Allow =46rom 999.99.10.*
> >  Allow =46rom 999.99.13.*
> > </Location>
> >=20
> > <Location /jobs>
> >  Order Allow,Deny
> >  Allow =46rom 127.0.0.1
> >  Allow =46rom 999.99.13.*
> > </Location>
> >=20
> > <Location /printers>
> >  Order Allow,Deny
> >  Allow =46rom 127.0.0.1
> >  Allow =46rom 999.99.13.*
> > </Location>
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
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