Re: [cups] lpform failing, password not recognized

Hi,

On Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 12:56 AM Jörg Thümmler <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
> The given err msg I would interprete as cups says "the printer ls139
> doesn't exist on your system".
>
> What do you get when running (as root)
>
>         lpc status ls139
>
> output should be something like:
>
> ls139:
>         printer is on device 'socket' speed -1
>         queuing is enabled
>         printing is enabled
>         no entries
>         daemon present
>

I get exactly the same results.


> the "Password for <user id> on localhost?" otherwise is what you usually
> get if some authentification error occurs. I saw it, when cups
> (sometimes it does it, no clue why) changed a cups printer's entry (in
> fact a smb printer's) from
>
>         AuthInfoRequired username,password
> to
>
>         AuthInfoRequired negotiate
>
> in printers.conf.


No AuthInfoRequired setting are in printers.conf

There may be a incorrect general setting in cupsd.conf
>
>         DefaultAuthType Basic
>
> is in mine and it may be more "secure" in yours...


Mine is also set to DefaultAuthType Basic.

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