Bug#1006853: cups-browsed: HTTP Forbidden when adding printer with cups-browsed

[Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>]

On Mon 07 Mar 2022 at 11:15:26 +0000, Brian Potkin wrote:

> tags 1006853 moreinfo
> thanks
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> On Sun 06 Mar 2022 at 21:34:08 +0100, Mark Brandis wrote:
> 
> > Package: cups-browsed
> > Version: 1.28.12-1
> > Severity: normal
> > X-Debbugs-Cc: mark.brandis@posteo.de
> > 
> > I use a Epson XP 8600 printer, which cups found just fine and added
> > automatically as a printer queue, until recently. For a few days now, cups has
> > not added the printer as a queue, unless the printer was online during boot.
> > 
> > Searching in the logs I found the following:
> 
> [...]
> 
> > ==> error_log <==
> > E [06/Mar/2022:21:30:15 +0100] [Client 406] Returning HTTP Forbidden for CUPS-
> > Add-Modify-Printer (ipp://localhost/printers/EPSON_XP_8600_Series) from
> > localhost
> 
> Thank you for you report, Mark. Is the connection USB or network?

The connection type doesn't matter; I can now replicate your observation.

Edit /etc/cups/cups-files.conf to have

  SystemGroup lpadmin root

and restart cups.

Regards,

Brian.