system-config-printer.py crashed with TypeError in set_auth_info()

[casa roxo]

Binary package hint: system-config-printer

ubuntu 10.04 lts

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.1.17+20100217-0ubuntu12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 3 21:52:16 2010
ExecutablePath: /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
Lsusb:
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1307:0163 Transcend Information, Inc. 512MB/1GB Flash Drive
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard compaq nx9020 (PG747ES#ABE)
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: a4
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-generic root=UUID=08eb1d74-c810-4ada-b0f7-1906d54712a9 ro quiet splash
ProcCmdline: python /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=es_ES.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py']
SourcePackage: system-config-printer
Title: system-config-printer.py crashed with TypeError in set_auth_info()
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 11/09/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.15
dmi.board.name: 3084
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 41.0B
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.15:bd11/09/2004:svnHewlett-Packard:pncompaqnx9020(PG747ES#ABE):pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn3084:rvr41.0B:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: compaq nx9020 (PG747ES#ABE)
dmi.product.version: Rev 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Alberto Stefanelli (alberto.stefanelli)]

This problem still persist in ubuntu 16.10.
Unfortunately, if the authentication applet does not display is not possible utilize printers that requires server authentication.

Does anyone know possible workaround?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.