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Re: CUPS permissions >Fixed

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On Sat 28 Aug 2021 at 15:38:40 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:

> On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 08:31:56PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> > Nobody should be logging into the web interface as root.
> 
> As far as "nobody should...", I don't see the harm.  It's not like the
> password is going over a network cable (or wireless EM).  It's just
> loopback.
> 
> Also note the official instructions from the CUPS web site:
> 
> http://www.cups.org/doc/overview.html
> 
>   When you are asked for a username and password, enter your login
>   username and password or the "root" username and password. On macOS®,
>   the login username (or "short name") is typically your first and last
>   name in lowercase.
> 
> Conveniently, there are no useful instructions on this page that tell
> you how to arrange it so that your regular username and password will
> work.  That only leaves "root".
> 
> Then again, there are no useful instructions on this page about how
> to actually *get to* the web interface.  You have to find that on your
> own.
> 
> There's truly a lot to be desired about this documentation.

I suggest you submit a report to

 htps://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/issues

Your points are pertinent.

-- 

Brian.

> 

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CUPS permissions Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-08-25 14:50 +0200
  Re: CUPS permissions Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2021-08-25 18:30 +0200
    Re: CUPS permissions Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-08-25 20:50 +0200
      Re: CUPS permissions Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-25 21:20 +0200
        Re: CUPS permissions Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-08-26 14:10 +0200
          Re: CUPS permissions Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2021-08-26 14:30 +0200
          Re: CUPS permissions Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-08-26 14:40 +0200
            Re: CUPS permissions Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-26 15:00 +0200
              Re: CUPS permissions Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-08-26 17:20 +0200
              Re: CUPS permissions Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-08-28 16:20 +0200
              Re: CUPS permissions >Fixed Peter Ehlert <peter@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-08-28 16:40 +0200
                Re: CUPS permissions >Fixed Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-28 21:40 +0200
                Re: CUPS permissions >Fixed Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-08-28 22:10 +0200
                Re: CUPS permissions >Fixed Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-08-28 21:40 +0200
          Re: CUPS permissions Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br> - 2021-08-26 14:40 +0200
          Re: CUPS permissions Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2021-08-26 14:50 +0200
  Re: CUPS permissions Keith Bainbridge <keithrboz@gmail.com> - 2021-08-26 01:40 +0200
    Re: CUPS permissions Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-08-26 14:10 +0200
      Re: CUPS permissions Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-08-26 15:20 +0200
        Re: CUPS permissions Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-08-26 16:50 +0200
          Re: CUPS permissions Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-26 17:00 +0200
            Re: CUPS permissions Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-08-26 17:30 +0200
              Re: CUPS permissions Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-26 17:40 +0200
                Re: CUPS permissions "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2021-08-26 18:50 +0200
                Re: CUPS permissions Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-08-26 21:00 +0200
                Re: CUPS permissions Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-08-26 19:30 +0200
                Re: CUPS permissions <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-26 20:20 +0200
                Re: CUPS permissions Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-26 20:30 +0200
                Re: CUPS permissions <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-08-26 21:00 +0200
            Re: CUPS permissions Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-08-26 17:30 +0200

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