Rob, note that you are using Digest authentication ("DefaultAuthType
BasicDigest") this form of authentication does not use the system
passwords but requires to set up its own passwords with the lppasswd
command. For using system passwords you must switch to Basic
authentication ("DefaultAuthType Basic"). Please do not forgrt to
restart CUPS after editing cupsd.conf.-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1157318 Title: Login error in CUPS when adding a printer (or other admin procedure) Status in “cups” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Using Raring (13.04): When you go to http://localhost:631 to do admin tasks in cups, and enter your login details, the system keep asking the user/password in a loop. In the cups log: E [19/Mar/2013:18:20:10 +0100] [Client 17] pam_authenticate() returned 4 (System error) E [19/Mar/2013:18:20:42 +0100] [Client 16] pam_authenticate() returned 4 (System error) E [19/Mar/2013:18:20:49 +0100] [Client 15] pam_authenticate() returned 4 (System error) In the auth log no info. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1157318/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
