Bug#746270: cupsctl: Unauthorized when not specifying "-h localhost"

[Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>]

tags 746270 moreinfo
tags 746270 unreproducible
thanks


On Mon 28 Apr 2014 at 17:54:31 +0200, darkdragon wrote:

> When I run "cupsctl", it returns the message "cupsctl: Unauthorized".
> I am running this command by root on a new installation.
> 
> When I specify the "-h localhost" option, it works.
> 
> $ cupsctl
> cupsctl: Unauthorized
> $ cupsctl -h localhost
> ... CURRENT SETTINGS ...
> 
> I suggest that localhost should be used as default value!

Thank you for your report, darkdragon.

I have run this command (and, as a user, /usr/sbin/cupsctl) with cups
versions

   1.5.3-5+deb7u5
   1.7.5-11+deb8u1
   2.0.3-6

and always get "CURRENT SETTINGS". Please will you review your
experience and report back.

Regards,

Brian.