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          username: {your username to enter the pc}

          password: {your password}





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            CUPS is looking at /etc/cups/cupsd.conf for a user name and password. If not it defaults back to the admin user and password.






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            • No! That's not correct. Please delete this answer to avoid downvotes. CUPS never-ever stored passwords in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf!
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                    CUPS is looking at /etc/cups/cupsd.conf for a user name and password. If not it defaults back to the admin user and password.






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                    • No! That's not correct. Please delete this answer to avoid downvotes. CUPS never-ever stored passwords in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf!
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                    CUPS is looking at /etc/cups/cupsd.conf for a user name and password. If not it defaults back to the admin user and password.






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                    • No! That's not correct. Please delete this answer to avoid downvotes. CUPS never-ever stored passwords in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf!
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                    CUPS is looking at /etc/cups/cupsd.conf for a user name and password. If not it defaults back to the admin user and password.






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                    • No! That's not correct. Please delete this answer to avoid downvotes. CUPS never-ever stored passwords in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf!
                      – Kurt Pfeifle
                      yesterday


















                    • No! That's not correct. Please delete this answer to avoid downvotes. CUPS never-ever stored passwords in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf!
                      – Kurt Pfeifle
                      yesterday
















                    No! That's not correct. Please delete this answer to avoid downvotes. CUPS never-ever stored passwords in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf!
                    – Kurt Pfeifle
                    yesterday




                    No! That's not correct. Please delete this answer to avoid downvotes. CUPS never-ever stored passwords in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf!
                    – Kurt Pfeifle
                    yesterday


















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