CUPS and 426 upgrade required error - gutsy server

[Onno Benschop]

On 17/09/08 18:30, Onno Benschop wrote:
> I'm seeing a "426 upgrade required" for cups on a gutsy server. I found
> bug 44931, which says that it's fixed. I can see the directory and the
> symlinks that are described here:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cupsys/+bug/44931/comments/14,
> but the cupsys user does not exist. I'm confused why this is the case.
>
> I also note that the /etc/cups/ssl has these permissions:
>
>     drwx------ 2 root lp 4096 2008-03-29 09:36 /etc/cups/ssl
>
>
> I can change ownership permissions, update the cupsys.conf file, add a
> user, none of which seems an obviously "correct" fix.
>
> I've now compared this to another gutsy install, which shows that the
> cupsys user exists there, but the second-working-gutsy is an upgrade
> from edgy-feisty-gutsy, where the non-working server was a fresh
> install. I'm still no closer to any idea why I'm seeing this, or how
> best to fix it.
>
> Any suggestions for a "correct" fix?
>
>   
The fix for this was scary in it's simplicity.

The URL that was being used was: http://server:631/, the fix was to use
https://server:631/

Sigh, <grin>

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