Bug 139372

Summary: root user is asked to authenticate
Product: kcontrol Reporter: Maciej Pilichowski <bluedzins>
Component: kcmprintmgrAssignee: KDEPrint Devel Mailinglist <kde-print-devel>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description Maciej Pilichowski 2006-12-29 20:51:53 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.5)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

Well, the root user should be "I-can-do-anything" so what is the point of authenticating root user? I tried to configure cups server from printer module.
Comment 1 Bram Schoenmakers 2006-12-30 00:45:24 UTC 
You should provide more details on this, like how to reproduce.
Comment 2 Maciej Pilichowski 2006-12-30 09:44:18 UTC 
Log in as a root. Run Control Center -> Printer module -> Configure cups server. You will be ask to authenticate.
Comment 3 Michael Goffioul 2007-01-03 11:00:49 UTC 
You are asked for authentication, because the CUPS server asked for it. Being logged as root does not mean the CUPS server won't ask you for a password, it depends on CUPS configuration. For instance, can you do the same operations (without authentication) using the CUPS web interface at http://localhost:631?
Comment 4 Maciej Pilichowski 2007-01-03 12:05:08 UTC 
Ok, it asks so it is cups awkward issue, thank you.