[SOLVED] cups-2.2.7 generates authentication error

cfgauss · l33t Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 688 Location: USA

As a consequence of a recent emerge world, CUPS (localhost:631) produces an Unauthorized error message when I, for example, try to Set Default Options. In the past, a graphic window would pop up in which I could provide root authentication. I am still a member of the lp and lpadmin groups. My work-around is to boot a browser as root.

I suspect there is a permission error somewhere and would be grateful for any hints toward a correction.

[SOLVED] Installing the masked version, net-print/cups-2.3_beta4, restored the old, desired, behavior. [/SOLVED]
[UPDATE] I note that cups-2.3_beta4 works only with firefox-bin-60.0 and still not with chromium-67.0.3396.62 so my initial problem may have been with the browser and not with cups itself. So using Firefox becomes my new, somewhat better, workaround. [/UPDATE]

figueroa · Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 4:14 pm Post subject:

I updated cups on my Intel x86_64 system this morning. It was uneventful, though stopping cupsd is tricky. There was an elog about what to do:

cfgauss · l33t Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 688 Location: USA

Hammett · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 4:13 pm Post subject:

I have the same issue. Reverting to CUPS 2.2.6 solves the issue as it asks again for the root password.

Strangely enough, my user is in lpadmin, but I get asked the root password nonetheless.
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cfgauss · l33t Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 688 Location: USA