On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 08:08:41PM -0700, Andreas J Guelzow wrote: > stan wrote: > > >On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 05:33:40PM -0700, Andreas J. Guelzow wrote: > > > >>On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 17:18, stan wrote: > >> > >>>I've got CUPS installed on my Debian machine from .debs. When I try to go > >>>to the damin section of the web interface, I'm prompted for a username > >>>password pair. > >>> > >>>Where do I look for this config? > >>> > >>/etc/cups/cupsd.conf > >> > > > >Well, I have looked there, but if it's there, I'm overlooking it. > > > >A clue, perhaps? > > > > > > In /etc/cups/cupsd.conf > there is probably a section about Security: one of the options is > SystemGroup > that specifies a special unix group used under certain circumstances for > authorization. That group may be lpadmin, but by default could be sys > system or root. > > There should also be a <Location /admin>...</Location> section which > describes the authorization required: Specifically you can restrict the > host from which to access and the AuthType/AuthClass. > AuthType is probably Basic > AuthClass could be Anonymous User Group or System > > If the AuthClass is System than you need to specify the username and > unix password of a user belonging to the Systemgroup specified above. >
That makes sense, and also works. Thanks for taking the time to explain this to me. -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]