CUPS is giving error 'client-error-not-possible' while adding a printer in RHEL 5

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

While trying to add a new printer, the following error message may appear in a pop-up window:

  • CUPS server error

    There was an error during the CUPS
    operation: 'client-error-not-possible'

The following screen capture shows this error message:

print2.png

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.6
  • system-config-printer-0.7.32.10-1.el5

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