Hello,
After Installing my canon mp240 printer in ubuntu 9.10 and trying to print a test page I get this error saying "cups-insecure-filter". Please help! It worked with previous versions of ubuntu.
Stephanos
Hello,
After Installing my canon mp240 printer in ubuntu 9.10 and trying to print a test page I get this error saying "cups-insecure-filter". Please help! It worked with previous versions of ubuntu.
Stephanos
I had the same problem after upgrading, for my canon ip1800. Figured it out and registered just to post this. you need to find anything in /usr/lib/cups/filter and /usr/lib/cups/backend not owned by root, and chown and chgrp them to root
sudo chown root /usr/lib/cups/filter/whatever
sudo chgrp root /usr/lib/cups/filter/whatever
sudo chown root /usr/lib/cups/backend/whatever
sudo chgrp root /usr/lib/cups/backend/whatever
worked for me...
Last edited by john_pollard; November 5th, 2009 at 10:31 AM.
I also registered to post this
There are too many files. How can I make all the contents of these two folders to be owned by root by using the terminal?
thanks a lot mate!
Got into terminal and after asking it for help for these commands I solved my problem.
You actually have to type:
sudo chown -hR /usr/lib/cups/filter
sudo chown -hR /usr/lib/cups/backend
sudo chgrp -hR /usr/lib/cups/filter
sudo chgrp -hR /usr/lib/cups/backend
SOLVED
Hmm, Terminal tells me that there's a missing operant.
I suppose the correct commands should rather be:
sudo chown -hR root /usr/lib/cups/filter
sudo chown -hR root /usr/lib/cups/backend
sudo chgrp -hR root /usr/lib/cups/filter
sudo chgrp -hR root /usr/lib/cups/backend
Anyway, even with "root" added to the commands, I am still experiencing the cups-insecure-filter message when I try printing from our network printers.
Removing and reinstalling cups as well as setting up the printers from scratch did not make any difference either.
Yes sorry about the mistake.
there should be a "root" there you are right.
Doing this solved my problem.
And hey, I got good news, too: reinstalling the actual printer driver solved the problem in my case. Now our KONICA MINOLTA bizhub 250 is willing to print again =D>
I have an Epson printer.
This problem occurred after upgrading to 9.10, the printer worked fine before the upgrade.
I first tried the commands as described above but it would not work because the user did not have administrator rights.
Then I tried from another user account and the commands went OK but the printer had the same error message.
I then deleted and re-installed the printer, which fixed the problem.
System > administration > printing.
Inside this menu, delete the icon with your printer name.
Then (still inside this menu), click "new", or Server > New > Printer
It will search for printers, will find your printer (if it is connected),
look for a driver and install it. This worked for me.
Last edited by beesblaas; November 9th, 2009 at 12:38 AM.
Last edited by LequidMetal; November 25th, 2009 at 07:58 AM. Reason: Additional info
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