Not Authorized error adding printer

[Donald Russell]

On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 21:06, Michael D. Setzer II
<mikes at kuentos.guam.net>wrote:

> I've tried using system-config-printer and I can connect to the IPP server,
> and see the queues and select the printer, but at the end to add printer it
> fails with an not authorized message. Tried running it via a regular user
> command line and from a root command line. Same error.
>
> This is what the command line shows, thou the gui shows no error other than
> the not authorized.
>
> Caught non-fatal exception.  Traceback:
> File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py", line
> 4137, in
> nextNPTab
>    encryption=encryption)
> RuntimeError: httpConnectionEncrypt failed
> Continuing anyway..
>
> Tried adding the printer by using the jetdirect option, but it also ends
> with a
> not authorized message, but nothing shows on the command line.
>
> I was finally able to get the printer added but using the browser on the
> machine to connect to 127.0.0.1:631 and go thru the process to add the
> same IPP printer. It then showed up in the system-config-printer list. So,
> not
> sure what is going on??
>
>
I can't help, but want to say I have the same problem.

I run system-config-printer on the F11 system after using "su -" to get root
access. (Clean install of F11)
I can go all the way through selecting the proper printer driver and then I
get the "unauthorized" error.

Also, and per haps related?) is I can not log on as root on that machine. I
can use "su -" to get root access, but I can not log on as root. I get an
error saying unable to authorize...
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