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On 2022-09-08 12:52-0400 Alan Grimes <alonzotg@×××××××.net> wrote: |
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> Right now linux is so broken that the CUPS web interface will deny |
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> all attempts to administer the printer and reject any password. The |
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> config file is written in moonspeak, I just need the motherfucking |
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> thing to say yes when I tell it to do a thing. I expect it to take |
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> 2-3 days just to get over this hurdle. |
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I solved this problem by replacing the contents of every <Location> |
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block with: |
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Order allow,deny |
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Allow localhost |
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Allow from fd69:0:0:0:* |
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Allow from 192.168.69.* |
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> How can people actually go around installing linux on people's |
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> computers as if they were doing them a favor when it really is this |
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> bad? |
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It's not bad at all if you use a distribution with a better default |
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configuration, pre-installed drivers and a pre-installed GUI for setting |
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up the automatically detected printer in less than 5 clicks. |
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Unless you have a printer from a shitty company, of course. |
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