system-config-printer prompts for credentials when adding a new printer

[scottuss]

Binary package hint: system-config-printer

When attempting to add a new printer (HP Photosmart 2575) via system-config-printer, I get prompted for what appears to be Samba credentials (There is a field for username, password and workgroup) The printer does not require these credentials (I have tried different combinations, but clearly this prompt should not be displayed, there are absolutely no credentials required)

Adding the printer via the CUPS interface works perfectly, without any prompt for non-existent credentials.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

This is an upstream problem. system-config-printer should check whether credentials are needed before asking for them. For example it could try to access the printer without credentials and only ask if it fails.

[scottuss (scottuss)]

OK, but it does ask for credentials and it shouldn't do, there aren't any on there to ask for!

I'll report this upstream when I get 5 minutes

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hello Scottuss,
Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with system-config-printer. You made this bug report some time ago and Ubuntu has been updated since then.

Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close the bug report?
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, run the following (only once):
apport-collect BUGNUMBER
and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu better.
G
[Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager]

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