On Sat, Apr 15, 2006 at 01:04:20AM +0930, Tim wrote: > On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 14:28 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: > > I'm asked for my CUPS login name and password when I try to do > > anything, which I recall don't ever giving. > > If I'm doing something like adding a new printer through the web > interface, it's the root username and password that I enter. > > I know that doesn't seem a particularly brilliant thing (root passwords > in the clear over HTTP), but there's never been anything that's asked me > to set up some special CUPS administration password. FWIW, CUPS 1.2 uses SSL by default now. > > However, it seems to allow me to proceed with my own name and > > password, which seems bizarre. > > I wouldn't have thought that would allow you to install or configure a > printer. But it might let you manage print jobs that belong to you. Depends how you have set it up. Tim. */
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