cups - 403 forbidden

[Frank Cox]

On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:59:41 +0200
Roger Grosswiler <roger at gwch.net> wrote:

> *hmmmmm* have you occasionally selinux enabled on your client
> workstationn? perhaps, no change is allowed.

selinux was disabled when I first set this machine up (and the other one as
well).

> 
> run su - in the shell
> and then run system-config-printers. 
> 
> are you then able to set the default printer? if yes, what are the

Interestingly enough, I did just that and it allowed me to set my default
printer back to the remote Samsung.  I just cranked up the cups interface again
and it says that the Samsung is now the default.

> rights of your /etc/cups/cupsd.conf?

-rw-r----- 1 root lp 22291 2007-06-05 10:52 /etc/cups/cupsd.conf

> 
> Roger
> 
> 
> 
> Am Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:28:25 -0600
> schrieb Frank Cox <theatre at sasktel.net>:
> 
> > The odd thing here is that I can still print to the remote printer.
> > I just can't set it as the default printer.  It seems to me that if I
> > can print to it, I should be able to set it as the default.
> > 
> > It worked before when I had FC6 on both of these computers.  And that
> > printer was still set as the default (and worked fine) when I updated
> > this machine to F7.  But after switching it to a different default
> > printer, now I can't switch it back.
> > 
> > On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:56:00 +0200
> > Roger Grosswiler <roger at gwch.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > Am Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:49:07 -0600
> > > schrieb Frank Cox <theatre at sasktel.net>:
> > > 
> > > > On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:39:58 +0200 (CEST)
> > > > Roger Grosswiler <roger at gwch.net> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Look here...
> > > > > 
> > > > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/8618/print
> > > > > 
> > > > > go into /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
> > > > > 
> > > > > Change :
> > > > > 
> > > > > <Location />                   # this location is the main
> > > > > screen Order Deny, Allow
> > > > > Deny From All
> > > > > Allow From 127.0.0.1           # allow configuration from local
> > > > > host Allow From 192.168.1.*         # allow configuration from
> > > > > any machine # on the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet -> enter your subnet
> > > > > here!!! Allow From mybox.mydomain      # this is my desktop on
> > > > > another segment </Location>
> > > > 
> > > > Unfortunately, that didn't make any difference.  I still get 403
> > > > Forbidden when I try to set the default printer to the one on the
> > > > other machine.
> > > > 
> > > have you used system-config-printers? try this and release the
> > > printer for the network, default is localhost only.
> > > 
> > > Roger
> > 
> > 


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