On Monday 02 October 2006 17:18, Jim McConville wrote: > Problem: Unable to administer "cups" because it will not accept root > password. > > I have reviewd "help" at www.kde.org and reviewed several "Googled" sites > for information. > I have reviewed the Cups Software Administrative Manual, several > README.txt's and INSTALL.txt's I also have tried various configure options > in > cups-1.1.20, cups-1.1.23 and cups-1.2.4 but cannot get administratve > control. > > > 1. I have a single computer and I am the only person that has physical > access to it and I don't need this type of security. What "configure" > options, ie --disable-xxx, are required to install cups without this > security armor?
Remember that cups is a server. Though you (and probably most) only want it to serve one printer to your one local computer, the very same software can be used to control many printers from a networked remote print server. In short, I don't think you can turn off cups' security features using a configure switch. You can control how cups runs, though using it's configuration file - /etc/cups/cupsd.conf - and this is the first place I would look for any security related problems. Unless someone here has a quick answer for you (have you searched the archives? seems like this might have come up before) I would change the "LogLevel" in cupsd.conf to "debug" and check /var/log/cups/error.log for any clues. Maybe next time you can attach this file and your config file - someone here with sharp eyes may spot something. Regards, Craig -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
