Re: what user and password for cups
On Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:50:37 -0700
gcrimp@vcn.bc.ca wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've just installed cups to manage an HP Laserjet 6P. It web
...
> The prompt prompt in the dialogue box where a uname and passwd
> or requested says 'A username and password are being requested
> by http://localhost:631. The site says: "CUPS"' Can anyone
> tell me what is meant by 'The site says: "CUPS"'? There is no
> cups user or cups group in /etc/passwd or /etc/group. There
> is an lp user, but login is disabled in /etc/shadow.
IIUC, "The site says: "CUPS"" is just a HTTP AUTH message. Any time you
point your browser at a site requiring HTTP authentication, the site
will identify itself to the browser. I don't think that this will shed
any light on the uname / password required.
Celejar
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