[cups] printer detected by CUPS, browser interface not working ...

[Yvan Masson]

Le 31/03/2018 à 10:10, Joe Weinberg a écrit :
>  While using Debian Live:
> 
>  $ uname --all
>  Linux debian 3.16.0-4-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.16.36-1+deb8u1 (2016-09-03) i686 GNU/Linux
> 
>  I connected a Canon imageCLASS D300 using its USB port
>  
>  $ lsmod | grep usblp
>  usblp                  17090  0 
>  usbcore            171098  5
>  usblp,usb_storage,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid
>  
>  $ sudo /usr/sbin/lpinfo -v | grep direct
>  direct hp
>  direct usb://Canon/imageCLASS%20D300?serial=2289HKMc
>  direct hpfax
>  
>  but I can't manage it via the browser interface. When I:
> 
>  a) try: localhost:631
>  b) click on add printer
>   
>  I get a authentication error:
>  "A username and password are being requested",
>  that I can't pass after trying many options
> 
>  How can use set up the printer in any
>  other way for okular, firefox or konqueror 
>  to be able to use it?
>  
>  lbrtchx
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Hi Joe,

If I am not wrong, the password that is asked is the one of the root /
sudo user account of your system: in Debian Live if think it is "live".

Regards,
Yvan