cups web interface doesn't handle passwords with spaces

[Simon B]

When I try to add a printer (or any other operation requiring permissions) in the CUPS web interface (http://localhost:631/), my user and my password are asked. Then my password is rejected. My password contains spaces at extremities and the problem get solved if I change it for a password without spaces.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups 2.1.3-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-53.74-generic 4.4.30
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-53-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Mon Mar 13 14:08:47 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-09 (184 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160720)
KernLog:

MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 840 G1
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
 Error: command ['fgrep', '-H', '*NickName', '/etc/cups/ppd/Photosmart-B110-series.ppd', '/etc/cups/ppd/HL-2030-series.ppd', '/etc/cups/ppd/e-STUDIO4520C.ppd'] failed with exit code 2: grep: /etc/cups/ppd/Photosmart-B110-series.ppd: Permission denied
 grep: /etc/cups/ppd/HL-2030-series.ppd: Permission denied
 grep: /etc/cups/ppd/e-STUDIO4520C.ppd: Permission denied
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-53-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--gnome--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/26/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: L71 Ver. 01.35
dmi.board.name: 198F
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 15.57
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 5CG5120J7H
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrL71Ver.01.35:bd01/26/2016:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook840G1:pvrA3008CD10003:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn198F:rvrKBCVersion15.57:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 840 G1
dmi.product.version: A3008CD10003
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

This is a bug in upstream CUPS. Please report it upstream on http://www.cups.org/

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hello Simon,
Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with cups. You made this bug report some time ago and Ubuntu and cups have been updated since then.

Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close the ticket?
If it is still a problem, are you still interested in finding a solution to this bug?
If you are, could you let us know and, in the current version, could you run the following (only once):
apport-collect 1672378
and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu and cups better.
G

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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