CUPS: Administrative commands are disabled in the web interface for security reasons.

[Flemming Bjerke]

When I want to administer my from a browser, I am told: Administrative commands
are disabled in the web interface for security reasons.

Fine, from a security point of view, it is a bit problematic.

BUT, I have problems with getting a HP laserjet1100 and a brother hl720 to
print, and I need to be able to use the admin webinterface. In that case, it is
extremely provoking when someone has disable an administrative interface without
telling how to make it accessible again. (The adding cupsys to shadow trick does
not work.) I chose Linux and free software because I did not want some authority
to tell me what I should and should not with the software on my pc. This is
perhaps not a technical bug, but indeed it is a mental bug. I have spend the
whole night on this problem ... and I just haven't solved my printing problems
at all. And I really don't want anyone to tell me that they for the sake of my
security have disabled an interface that perhaps could help me solving my problem.

Flemming

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

> The adding cupsys to shadow trick does not work

Hmm, it should, I'll look into it.

[Rocco Stanzione (trappist)]

I can't seem to get the original behavior back after having enabled this, but I don't recall the message including instructions on where to go to enable it.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

I think the pointer to the README.Debian file was added only after the Breezy release.