This problem still persist in ubuntu 16.10. Unfortunately, if the authentication applet does not display is not possible utilize printers that requires server authentication.
Does anyone know possible workaround? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to system-config-printer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/554790 Title: system-config-printer.py crashed with TypeError in set_auth_info() Status in system-config-printer package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: system-config-printer ubuntu 10.04 lts ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.1.17+20100217-0ubuntu12 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Apr 3 21:52:16 2010 ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6 Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added. Lsusb: Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1307:0163 Transcend Information, Inc. 512MB/1GB Flash Drive Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: Hewlett-Packard compaq nx9020 (PG747ES#ABE) PackageArchitecture: all Papersize: a4 PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-generic root=UUID=08eb1d74-c810-4ada-b0f7-1906d54712a9 ro quiet splash ProcCmdline: python /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py ProcEnviron: LANG=es_ES.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py'] SourcePackage: system-config-printer Title: system-config-printer.py crashed with TypeError in set_auth_info() UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare dmi.bios.date: 11/09/2004 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: F.15 dmi.board.name: 3084 dmi.board.vendor: Quanta dmi.board.version: 41.0B dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.15:bd11/09/2004:svnHewlett-Packard:pncompaqnx9020(PG747ES#ABE):pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn3084:rvr41.0B:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: compaq nx9020 (PG747ES#ABE) dmi.product.version: Rev 1 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/system-config-printer/+bug/554790/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
