[cups] Change Settings Error

[Jim Anderson]

On 10/12/2014 06:27 AM, Helge Blischke wrote:
>
> Am 12.10.2014 um 08:27 schrieb Jim Anderson:
>
>>
>> From the CUPS admin page, I tried to change the settings. When 
>> prompted for a user name and password, I entered my normal user name 
>> and password and got the message:
>>
>>
>>       Change Settings Error
>>
>>   Unable to change server settings:
>>
>>       Forbidden
>>
>> Now any time I click on 'Change Settings', I get the same error 
>> message. I tried restarting CUPS, but that does not help. Is there a 
>> lock that must be removed?
>>
>> Jim Anderson
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>
> By default, the admin page is restricted to a user belonging to a 
> system group, i.e. a user with administrative rights.
> In doubt, try the user "root" and root's password.
>
> Helge
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Helge, thank you for taking the time to reply. But my question actually 
goes beyond what you are saying. The problem is that I did not realize 
that I needed to enter an administrative id. When I entered my non-admin 
ID, the admin page went into forbidden mode and there was not a new 
prompt, which is what I would have expected. So now, the admin page says 
'forbidden', but I have no way to enter an appropriate admin id.

Jim