[Bug 8125] Re: [Bug 8125] Re: username for smb printer is not shown on printer properties
On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 01:16:01AM -, Rocco Stanzione wrote: > This bug was reported almost two years ago. Is it still an issue? Yes, it is. For security reasons, CUPS doesn't include the username and password in the info it sends back to a client (in this case gnome-cups-manager). There are two solutions to the problem: 1. Change the GUI so that the user doesn't expect the info to be there. 2. Make CUPS just send the username (and still leave out the password) and just put gibberish in the password field. One of the patches attached to this bug makes CUPS send the username, so it's a pretty easy fix, but clearly no. 1 is the safer choice. However, as I've pointed out previously, there's a good chance we'll be ditching gnome-cups-manager in Edgy in favour of some other tool. -- username for smb printer is not shown on printer properties https://launchpad.net/bugs/8125 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 8125] Re: [Bug 8125] Re: username for smb printer is not shown on printer properties
I believe this is still a problem. I have an entry in my printers.conf file which has: DeviceURI smb://[EMAIL PROTECTED]/hpcolorL but the printer property screen has a blank username and password (the host and printer fields are correct). -Hal -- username for smb printer is not shown on printer properties https://launchpad.net/bugs/8125 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 8125] Re: [Bug 8125] Re: username for smb printer is not shown on printer properties
On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 09:02:08PM -, Kurt Pfeifle wrote: > The sanitization of the device URI (not showing username and/or password > in log files or other places where device URIs show up for mortal users > to see) is in fact a *feature* that was introduced some time ago (it was > different before), in order to increase security. I wasn't aware of the chronology of it, but it was quite clear that the removal was intentional. We have three options: 1. Change cups to send the username (not the password of course) 2. Change the UI so that it won't be as surprising that the fields are blank. (e.g. a text telling that it won't be shown but can be used for changing the info) 3. Ditch gnome-cups-manager and go with that new one which I don't remember the name of. As a result of the printing BoF's at the Ubuntu Developer Summit my money is on no. 3. :-) Cheers, Søren. -- username for smb printer is not shown on printer properties https://launchpad.net/bugs/8125 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
