CUPS : high CPU + error.log spammed

kikinovak · 03-07-2013, 10:07 AM

Hi,

I have a CUPS server running on Slackware64 14.0. CPU usage is constantly high, around 75%. And /var/log/cups/error.log gets spammed with thousands of these messages:

Code:

E [07/Mar/2013:17:05:02 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Empty Basic password!
E [07/Mar/2013:17:05:02 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Empty Basic password!
E [07/Mar/2013:17:05:02 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Empty Basic password!
E [07/Mar/2013:17:05:02 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Empty Basic password!
E [07/Mar/2013:17:05:02 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Empty Basic password!
E [07/Mar/2013:17:05:02 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Empty Basic password!
E [07/Mar/2013:17:05:02 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Empty Basic password!
E [07/Mar/2013:17:05:02 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Empty Basic password!
E [07/Mar/2013:17:05:02 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Empty Basic password!
E [07/Mar/2013:17:05:02 +0100] cupsdAuthorize: Empty Basic password!

Something is very wrong here. Any clues?

phenixia2003 · 03-07-2013, 10:26 AM

Hello,

I never experienced this, but your issue looks like the one reported (as solved) in this thread.

Cheers.

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