I am trying to configure my postscript printer
So I point the browser to http://localhost:631
I get the CUPS menu
Then when I go to Administration I get
I looked at /etc/cupsd.conf … it has not been touched
I am operating as root … ie when CUPS asks for a login I use root
I have nevj in the lpadmin group
I tried firejail --private firefox to get a fresh new browser … same result
I removed and reinstalled cups
dinitctl stop cupsd
apt-get purge cups
apt-get install cups
dinitctl start cupsd
and that fixes it.
Now when I go to Administration I get … after login
So, that is fine , I can fix my printer
but
What on earth could go wrong that is not either the cupsd.conf file or the browser?
We need to understand this CUPS beast so we treat it with the right sort of kid-gloves.