If changing printer settings no longer works because the system starts requesting the lpadmin password try this command in Terminal:
dseditgroup -o edit -p -a admin -t group _lpadmin
This adds the admin user back to the lpadmin group and changes should then be possible.
I usually write a blog post about once a week. The latest post can be viewed here: Too Much Control: The last thing we need is a government with too much control. (posted 2025-12-11 at 12:21:40). I do podcasts too!. You can listen to my latest podcast, here: OJB's Podcast 2025-11-06 Democracy v Bureaucracy: It's not left versus right which I am complaining about: it is bureaucracy versus democracy!.