Cups Web Interface is Disabled

Cups Web Interface is Disabled

[Les Campbell]

When I attempt to load cups at http://local host631/admin the following 
message is displayed:


  Web Interface is Disabled

The web interface is currently disabled. Run "cupsctl WebInterface=yes" 
to enable it.

 From the terminal I run "cupsctl WebInterface=yes" however I get 
"cupsctl: Internal Server Error".

How can I correct this problem and access the cups menu?

-Les-

Re: Cups Web Interface is Disabled

[Gary Johnson]

Les Campbell <lesdelc@gmail.com> writes:

> When I attempt to load cups at http://local host631/admin the
> following message is displayed:
>
>
>  Web Interface is Disabled
>
> The web interface is currently disabled. Run "cupsctl
> WebInterface=yes" to enable it.
>
> From the terminal I run "cupsctl WebInterface=yes" however I get
> "cupsctl: Internal Server Error".
>
> How can I correct this problem and access the cups menu?

Make sure you have set web-interface? to #t in the cups-service-type
definition in your operating-system record's services field.

```
(service cups-service-type
         (cups-configuration
          (web-interface? #t)))
```

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Re: Cups Web Interface is Disabled

[Gary Johnson]

Les <lesdelc@gmail.com> writes:

> Gary, added the following:
>
> ```
> (service cups-service-type
>          (cups-configuration
>           (web-interface? #t)))
> ```
>
> This did not change the access to cups. The Web Interface still
> remains Disabled.
>

1. Make sure to import `cups-service-type` and `cups-configuration` in your `use-modules` declaration at the top of the file.

2. Make sure that your `operating-system` declaration compiles without errors.

3. Remember to run `sudo guix system reconfigure /path/to/your/config.scm` to add this service.

4. Make sure the CUPS service is running with `sudo herd status cups`.
   If not, you may need to start it manually or simply reboot your
   computer to bring it up automatically at init time.

Good luck!

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Re: Cups Web Interface is Disabled

[Les Campbell]

Thanks for replying Gary.

I tried Nixos and Guix and recently decided on Nixos which I am using on a desktop computer. My laptop I will continue to use Arch which I am familiar with as a user since the late 1990's. One day I will make another change on my laptop.
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On May 4 2022, at 7:28 am, Gary Johnson <lambdatronic@disroot.org> wrote:
> Les <lesdelc@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Gary, added the following:
> >
> > ```
> > (service cups-service-type
> > (cups-configuration
> > (web-interface? #t)))
> > ```
> >
> > This did not change the access to cups. The Web Interface still
> > remains Disabled.
> >
>
> 1. Make sure to import `cups-service-type` and `cups-configuration` in your `use-modules` declaration at the top of the file.
> 2. Make sure that your `operating-system` declaration compiles without errors.
> 3. Remember to run `sudo guix system reconfigure /path/to/your/config.scm` to add this service.
> 4. Make sure the CUPS service is running with `sudo herd status cups`.
> If not, you may need to start it manually or simply reboot your
> computer to bring it up automatically at init time.
>
> Good luck!
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