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Help--CUPS is now password protected.
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Join Date: Jun 1999
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I don't know when this happened, but certainly in 10.3.3 it looks as though CUPS is now password protected. From the administration pages ( http://localhost:631/) it is impossible to perform any administration functions without authenticating. Trouble is, I can't figure out what the Name and Password are. Certainly my admin account name and password don't work. Any ideas?
Chris
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Nasrudin sat on a river bank when someone shouted to him from the opposite side: "Hey! how do I get across?" "You are across!" Nasrudin shouted back.
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Well thank you very much. I checked the admin manual but I guess I didn't check well enough. I guess I'll have go enable the root account and try again.
Chris
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Yes. Apparently the root account has to be enabled to get to the admin functions. Now it works.
Chris
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This is going to catch everybody. They should really have a direct link to this bit of info (not just the manual) on the main page.
A classic example of the unix world's focus on user experience. 
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You're right. I think they added this in the April security update, and it does make sense because not only does it lock people out of the web admin pages, but I think it secures the CUPS from the command line too. I can only imagine admins trying to do anything from the web interface. Normal people will use Printer Setup Utility. In this case, I was trying to experiment with the class feature.
Apple ought to put out a knowledgebase article.
Chris
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Thank You!
And I second the thought for a KBase article.
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