[cups] lpr requiring a password from the command line

[Johnnie W Adams]

And suddenly I see it! For some reason, it looks like CUPS is resolving
localhost to IPv6. What on earth is causing this?

I've added an *Allow* From ::1 everywhere I've got an *Allow* From
127.0.0.1 and
that hasn't helped.

On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 9:45 AM Johnnie W Adams <jxadams at ualr.edu> wrote:

> This still puzzles me. Why would a user able to print from CUPS be unable
> to print via lpr? I don't get it.
>
> On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 2:45 PM Johnnie W Adams <jxadams at ualr.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi, folks,
>>
>>      I naïvely copied my cupsd.conf and cups-files.conf files from a
>> 1.6.3 machine to a 2.2.6 machine and everything looked fine at first.
>>
>>      Now users are asked for passwords when using lpr on the command
>> line. What have I done?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>      John A
>>
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>
>
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> John Adams
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> *UA Little Rock*
>
> Reminder:  IT Services will never ask for your password over the phone or
> in an email. Always be suspicious of requests for personal information that
> come via email, even from known contacts.  For more information or to
> report suspicious email, visit IT Security
> <http://ualr.edu/itservices/security/>.
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Reminder:  IT Services will never ask for your password over the phone or
in an email. Always be suspicious of requests for personal information that
come via email, even from known contacts.  For more information or to
report suspicious email, visit IT Security
<http://ualr.edu/itservices/security/>.