cups doesn't allow printer to be removed

[clariceoshea]

error dialog:

clicked on printer...selected "remove"

There was an error during the CUPS operation: 'cups-authorization-canceled'.

the printer is not connected...it is back at Office Depot

connected another printer and installed it...it works great...installed itself

NOW THIS is what I expect from Fedora

stay away from HP cheap printers

Just bought a brother $50 printer...works so far

[smr54]

sudo lpadmin -x <printername--found by looking at /etc/cups/printers.conf> should usually remove a printer.

[clariceoshea]

[root@Precision-380 ~]# cat /etc/cups/printers.conf
# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.5.4
# Written by cupsd on 2012-08-23 20:34
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE WHEN CUPSD IS RUNNING
<Printer DESKJET-990C>
UUID urn:uuid:162df4fb-7bf3-350e-652a-6beb7da572d1
Info HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 990C
Location Precision-380
MakeModel HP Deskjet 990c, hpcups 3.12.6
DeviceURI hp:/usb/DeskJet_990C?serial=MY0BL1C2HPLH
State Idle
StateTime 1345771025
Type 36876
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</Printer>


the following worked:
lpadmin -x Brother-MFC-J430W

thanks!

Win 7 and HP dropped support for my Deskjet 990CSE

but XP Prof and Fedora still support it

Fedora 17 does not install the Brother-MFC-J430W

[smr54]

Glad it worked.

[clariceoshea]

now it doesn't work:

[root@landon-PC log_book]# cat /etc/cups/printers.conf
# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.5.4
# Written by cupsd on 2012-08-31 16:53
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE WHEN CUPSD IS RUNNING
<Printer DESKJET-990C>
UUID urn:uuid:1dca9256-7460-3dca-78e6-00b2d465de9f
Info HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 990C
Location landon-PC
MakeModel HP Deskjet 990c, hpcups 3.12.6
DeviceURI hp:/usb/DeskJet_990C?serial=MY0BL1C2HPLH
State Idle
StateTime 1346450006
Type 36876
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</Printer>
<DefaultPrinter Officejet-4500-G510g-m>
UUID urn:uuid:262a869c-33f3-385c-450e-f96c61d839fc
Info HP Officejet 4500 G510g-m
Location landon-PC
MakeModel HP Officejet 4500 g510g-m, hpcups 3.12.6
DeviceURI hp:/usb/Officejet_4500_G510g-m?serial=CN1CNG217805CQ
State Stopped
StateMessage Unplugged or turned off
StateTime 1343869136
Reason paused
Type 36876
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</Printer>
<Printer Officejet-4500-G510g-m-Fax>
UUID urn:uuid:50e70a51-8cbd-3fba-7038-2360e1bf69c8
Info HP Fax
Location landon-PC
MakeModel HP Fax hpcups
DeviceURI hpfax:/usb/Officejet_4500_G510g-m?serial=CN1CNG217805CQ
State Stopped
StateMessage Unplugged or turned off
StateTime 1343869136
Reason paused
Type 4108
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</Printer>
[root@landon-PC log_book]# lpadmin -x HP Officejet 4500 g510g-m, hpcups 3.12.6
WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to: /run/user/qt4user/keyring-4f6nfn/pkcs11: No such file or directory
lpadmin: The printer or class does not exist.
[root@landon-PC log_book]# lpadmin -x Officejet-4500-G510g-m
WARNING: gnome-keyring:: couldn't connect to: /run/user/qt4user/keyring-4f6nfn/pkcs11: No such file or directory
[root@landon-PC log_book]#