On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 08:31:56PM +0100, Brian wrote: > Nobody should be logging into the web interface as root.
As far as "nobody should...", I don't see the harm. It's not like the password is going over a network cable (or wireless EM). It's just loopback. Also note the official instructions from the CUPS web site: http://www.cups.org/doc/overview.html When you are asked for a username and password, enter your login username and password or the "root" username and password. On macOS®, the login username (or "short name") is typically your first and last name in lowercase. Conveniently, there are no useful instructions on this page that tell you how to arrange it so that your regular username and password will work. That only leaves "root". Then again, there are no useful instructions on this page about how to actually *get to* the web interface. You have to find that on your own. There's truly a lot to be desired about this documentation.
