F-11: system-config-printer --> windows printer --> "You are not authorized to carry out the requested action"

[Gregory Hosler]

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Hi all.

I'm hoping that I have missed something somewhere.

F-11

setting up a printer.

I "su -"

I run system-config-printer

I select:

	Network Printer
	Select WIndows/Samba printer
	browse the printer share
	put in my authentication
	verify the authentication (Print share is accessible)

	Select manufacturer (not sure why my ancient HP Deskject 960C
	is not auto detected, but that's ok).
	Select driver

	Click on Apply.

	I get the attached popup:

		Unauthorized request (addPrinter)
		You are not authorized to carry out the requested action

I am root.

It's not firewall: I have reproduced this with firewall dropped.

It's not seLinux: I have reproduced this with selinux disabled.

Any thoughts ?

- -Greg

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[Frank Murphy]

On 08/08/09 12:37, Gregory Hosler wrote:
>  Hi all.
>  
>  I'm hoping that I have missed something somewhere.
>   
Wrong-list:
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list


>  	Network Printer
>  	Select WIndows/Samba printer 

What's the printer attached to?

[Gregory Hosler]

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Frank Murphy (Frankly3D) wrote:
>  On 08/08/09 12:37, Gregory Hosler wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I'm hoping that I have missed something somewhere.
> >
>  
>  Wrong-list:
>  https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
>  
>  
> > 	Network Printer
> > 	Select WIndows/Samba printer
>  
>  
>  What's the printer attached to? 
The printer is attached to a windows box. At the time of running system-config-printer,
the windows box is on.

This used to work just fine on F-10 and earlier...

All the best,

- -Greg


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[Frank Murphy]

On 08/08/09 12:53, Gregory Hosler wrote:
>  Frank Murphy (Frankly3D) wrote:
> > On 08/08/09 12:37, Gregory Hosler wrote: 
>  
>  The printer is attached to a windows box. At the time of running system-config-printer,
>  the windows box is on.
>  
>  This used to work just fine on F-10 and earlier...
>  
>  All the best,
>  
>  -Greg
>  
>  
Sorry Greg,

I wouldn't have a clue about the windows end.
Your best bet is probably the list url I gave.
Where more users, In a similar situation. would be active.

[Mathieu Bridon]

> > The printer is attached to a windows box. At the time of running
> system-config-printer,
> > the windows box is on.
> >
> > This used to work just fine on F-10 and earlier... 
I think s-c-p now uses PolicyKit.

As such, run it as your normal user, you'll be prompted for the root
password just when you need the authorization, removing the need to
run a whole graphical application as root.

>  I wouldn't have a clue about the windows end.
>  Your best bet is probably the list url I gave.
>  Where more users, In a similar situation. would be active. 
I also think this would be much better on the users list.

Best regards,


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Mathieu Bridon (bochecha)

[Tom Callaway]

On 08/08/2009 07:52 AM, Frank Murphy (Frankly3D) wrote:
>  On 08/08/09 12:53, Gregory Hosler wrote:
> > Frank Murphy (Frankly3D) wrote:
> >> On 08/08/09 12:37, Gregory Hosler wrote:
>
> > The printer is attached to a windows box. At the time of running
> system-config-printer,
> > the windows box is on.
> >
> > This used to work just fine on F-10 and earlier... 
I hit this one recently, when I tried to launch s-c-p with sudo from the 
command line, you have to run it as your normal user and let PolicyKit 
prompt you for root when it needs it.

~spot

[Adam Williamson]

On Sat, 2009-08-08 at 17:08 -0400, Tom "spot" Callaway wrote:
>  On 08/08/2009 07:52 AM, Frank Murphy (Frankly3D) wrote:
>  > On 08/08/09 12:53, Gregory Hosler wrote:
>  >> Frank Murphy (Frankly3D) wrote:
>  >>> On 08/08/09 12:37, Gregory Hosler wrote:
>  >
>  >> The printer is attached to a windows box. At the time of running
> system-config-printer,
>  >> the windows box is on.
>  >>
>  >> This used to work just fine on F-10 and earlier...
>  
>  I hit this one recently, when I tried to launch s-c-p with sudo from the 
>  command line, you have to run it as your normal user and let PolicyKit 
>  prompt you for root when it needs it. 
To get closer to being on-topic for the list - is it perhaps not ported
to PolicyKit 1.0 yet? Because it doesn't seem to work for me at all in
Rawhide...can't find my network printer (which is really out there), and
doesn't prompt for root privileges (though I'm not sure if it needs them
to look).

-- 
Adam Williamson
Fedora QA Community Monkey
IRC: adamw | Fedora Talk: adamwill AT fedoraproject DOT org
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[Tim Waugh]

On Sun, 2009-08-09 at 00:12 -0700, Adam Williamson wrote:
>  To get closer to being on-topic for the list - is it perhaps not
> ported
>  to PolicyKit 1.0 yet? Because it doesn't seem to work for me at all in
>  Rawhide...can't find my network printer (which is really out there), and
>  doesn't prompt for root privileges (though I'm not sure if it needs them
>  to look). 
The package that would need porting to PolicyKit 1.0 is cups-pk-helper,
not system-config-printer (AIUI).

It's all working correctly for me in rawhide so please file bugs if it
isn't for you.

Tim.
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[Tim Waugh]

On Sat, 2009-08-08 at 19:37 +0800, Gregory Hosler wrote:
>  I "su -" 
This has not been necessary since Fedora Core 6.  Don't run it as root.

Tim.
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