How to 'cups-insecure-filter’ error message on ubuntu 9.10?

[Micro-Dona]

I am getting ‘cups-insecure-filter’ error message when I am trying to print a test page through canon mp240 printer installed on ubuntu 9.10. there was not any issue with the previous version of operating system. Let me know if you are having any solution to resolve the matter. Thanks a lot in advance.

[Faiyaz9]

Well in this particular situation you have to look into /usr/lib/cups/filte and /usr/lib/cups/backend are not owned by the root. Hence you have to chown as well as chown them to root.

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

[Mallory c]

I think you will require to reinstalling your printer and seeing whether you are able to resolve the same or not.

• Go for System and click on Administration and look for Printing.
• Now you have to delete icon which is having printer name.
• From the Menu you have to click on Server and go for New and Printer.
• Once you have done it will search for the Printers and find out the printer if its connected.
• Now install the driver on the system.

[chuck28]

Apart from the above mentioned command you will require to execute below mentioned command as well.

sudo chmod 700 /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf
sudo chmod 700 /usr/lib/cups/backend

People who are looking to use cups-pdf then those people should created folder ~/PDF by using below mentioned command.

mkdir ~/PDF

[Ticod]

Well I got the same error message while trying to print a test page. However I managed to resolve the same by using below mentioned command.

cd /usr/lib/cups/filter
sudo chmod 755 *
cd ../backned
sudo chmod 755 *