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Re: CUPS permissions



On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 05:40:36AM -0700, Peter Ehlert wrote:
> CUPS permissions
> 
> when I go to http://localhost:631/admin the dashboard is displayed as
> expected.
> 
> Manage Printers does display my MFCL3770CDW and I am (apparently) able to
> manage and edit the settings.
> 
> however
> Add Printer gives> Unable to add printer: Forbidden
> 
> is this normal behavior? I do want to add another printer
>

Yes, that is normal.
you should get a login dialog.
What works here depends. In most settings root/root-password will work.

-H

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Henning Follmann           | hfollmann@itcfollmann.com


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