CUPS username/password

[Paul Conklin]

http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/doc-1.6/ref-cupsd-conf.html
 Is decent too

> Paul Conklin wrote:
>
> > if CUPS asks for a UN/PW that's dictated by the cupsd.conf file.  if you
> > want to remove that, set all of your sections to Allow All and comment out
> > the Require user stanza
>
> Thanks for your response.
> As I mentioned, I don't mind giving root/<root password>
> when asked for username/password ;
> basically, I'm just interested in understanding the setup.
>
> I confess that I have always found authentication puzzling.
> Is there somewhere I can read what precisely is meant
> by "Require user @SYSTEM" or "Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM"?
>
>
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> Timothy Murphy
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