How to access CUPS Web interface from remote systems in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Issue

  • Not able to access CUPS web interface from remote system in the same subnet.
  • Browser shows "403 Forbidden" or "403 Autnentication Denied" error.
  • The following errors are showing up in /var/log/cups/error_log:

    cupsdReadClient: 9 GET /admin/ HTTP/1.1
    cupsdSendError: 9 code=403 (Forbidden)
    

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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