I'm new to SuSE and KDE both, having just migrated from Red Hat/Gnome. I'm also new to CUPS, having alwasy used LPRng. I'm wondering what is the purpose of the Print Magager in the KDE menu? In order to configure the print server, it asks for a user and password, but no valid user/password you give it works! I went into the print manager under CUPS Server configuration and entered the password for root and checked the box that said "store password in configuration file" but it still doesn't work. It tells me "Unable to retrieve configuration file from the CUPS server. You probably don't have the access permissions to perform this operation" WTF? If root doesn't have permission, who the hell does? If I try to restart the server, it then asks me for the root password. When I enter it here, it works fine, and restarts the server. But the minute I try to configure the server, it tells me authentications failed, I don't have permission. So I guess I'm wondering, what is the point of this utility if no one can use it, and is there a better utility I don't know about to configure the print server, or do I have to study up on CUPS and start writing configuration files manually? Anyone else have this problem? Roger Penn poohbear[at]rogweb.com
Tirsdag den 27. juli 2004 22:51 skrev Roger Penn:
I'm new to SuSE and KDE both, having just migrated from Red Hat/Gnome. I'm also new to CUPS, having alwasy used LPRng.
I'm wondering what is the purpose of the Print Magager in the KDE menu? In order to configure the print server, it asks for a user and password, but no valid user/password you give it works! I went into the print manager under CUPS Server configuration and entered the password for root and checked the box that said "store password in configuration file" but it still doesn't work. It tells me "Unable to retrieve configuration file from the CUPS server. You probably don't have the access permissions to perform this operation" WTF? If root doesn't have permission, who the hell does?
If I try to restart the server, it then asks me for the root password. When I enter it here, it works fine, and restarts the server. But the minute I try to configure the server, it tells me authentications failed, I don't have permission.
So I guess I'm wondering, what is the point of this utility if no one can use it, and is there a better utility I don't know about to configure the print server, or do I have to study up on CUPS and start writing configuration files manually? Anyone else have this problem?
Roger Penn poohbear[at]rogweb.com
Hi, just a short hint, try out man lppasswd - also look into the CUPS docs that gets installed with SUSE9x and CUPS. -- ------------------------------- Med venlig hilsen/Best regards Verner Kjærsgaard Open Source Academy www.os-academy.dk -------------------------------
On Tuesday 27 July 2004 03:51 pm, Roger Penn wrote:
I'm new to SuSE and KDE both, having just migrated from Red Hat/Gnome. I'm also new to CUPS, having alwasy used LPRng.
I'm wondering what is the purpose of the Print Magager in the KDE menu? In order to configure the print server, it asks for a user and password, but no valid user/password you give it works! I went into the print manager under CUPS Server configuration and entered the password for root and checked the box that said "store password in configuration file" but it still doesn't work. It tells me "Unable to retrieve configuration file from the CUPS server. You probably don't have the access permissions to perform this operation" WTF? If root doesn't have permission, who the hell does?
If I try to restart the server, it then asks me for the root password. When I enter it here, it works fine, and restarts the server. But the minute I try to configure the server, it tells me authentications failed, I don't have permission.
So I guess I'm wondering, what is the point of this utility if no one can use it, and is there a better utility I don't know about to configure the print server, or do I have to study up on CUPS and start writing configuration files manually? Anyone else have this problem?
Roger, the problem is rather simple. The password for CUPS is not the same as your root pw. In fact, when it is first installed, there is no pw so you have to give it one using the lppasswd command. Something like lppasswd -g sys -a me Then enter your pw., etc. But look at the manpage first to be sure. There was a whole passle of messages on this the past month or so. I think a search on SLE cups would get you a bunch of hits. Sorry I cant be more specific but this should get your started Richard
Richard Atcheson wrote:
On Tuesday 27 July 2004 03:51 pm, Roger Penn wrote:
I'm new to SuSE and KDE both, having just migrated from Red Hat/Gnome. I'm also new to CUPS, having alwasy used LPRng.
I'm wondering what is the purpose of the Print Magager in the KDE menu? In order to configure the print server, it asks for a user and password, but no valid user/password you give it works! I went into the print manager under CUPS Server configuration and entered the password for root and checked the box that said "store password in configuration file" but it still doesn't work. It tells me "Unable to retrieve configuration file from the CUPS server. You probably don't have the access permissions to perform this operation" WTF? If root doesn't have permission, who the hell does?
If I try to restart the server, it then asks me for the root password. When I enter it here, it works fine, and restarts the server. But the minute I try to configure the server, it tells me authentications failed, I don't have permission.
So I guess I'm wondering, what is the point of this utility if no one can use it, and is there a better utility I don't know about to configure the print server, or do I have to study up on CUPS and start writing configuration files manually? Anyone else have this problem?
Roger, the problem is rather simple. The password for CUPS is not the same as your root pw. In fact, when it is first installed, there is no pw so you have to give it one using the lppasswd command. Something like lppasswd -g sys -a me Then enter your pw., etc.
But look at the manpage first to be sure. There was a whole passle of messages on this the past month or so. I think a search on SLE cups would get you a bunch of hits.
Sorry I cant be more specific but this should get your started Richard
Thanks Richard, and Verner too. I had to use lppasswd to create a root user! Imagine that! Unfortunately, it's these kinds of things that are keeping Linux from gaining dominance. In order just to get your out-of-the-box distro to perform the most basic of functions correctly, you have to subscribe to mailing lists, news groups, and scour the internet and spend huge amounts of time configuring things that should have been done in the first place, But at least this one was an easy fix. Thanks for your help.
* Roger Penn
Thanks Richard, and Verner too. I had to use lppasswd to create a root user! Imagine that!
surely
Unfortunately, it's these kinds of things that are keeping Linux from gaining dominance. In order just to get your out-of-the-box distro to perform the most basic of functions correctly, you have to subscribe to mailing lists, news groups, and scour the internet and spend huge amounts of time configuring things that should have been done in the first place, But at least this one was an easy fix.
Would have been even easier, had you read the instructions during install. The information you so desperately gleaned from the news groups and mailing lists was right there in front of you. Guess your "ranting" is totally uncalled for. have a good day. No apology necessary or expected. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos
Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Roger Penn
[07-27-04 21:22]: Thanks Richard, and Verner too. I had to use lppasswd to create a root user! Imagine that!
surely
Unfortunately, it's these kinds of things that are keeping Linux from gaining dominance. In order just to get your out-of-the-box distro to perform the most basic of functions correctly, you have to subscribe to mailing lists, news groups, and scour the internet and spend huge amounts of time configuring things that should have been done in the first place, But at least this one was an easy fix.
Would have been even easier, had you read the instructions during install. The information you so desperately gleaned from the news groups and mailing lists was right there in front of you.
Guess your "ranting" is totally uncalled for.
have a good day. No apology necessary or expected.
Yes, well, fortunatley there are acutally people on this list interested in helping people rather than spitting acid. The fact is that I *did* read the instructions and didn't find what I was looking for. So since you had nothing to contribute to this thread, please don't. I hope the next time you need help, that there are people as nice as you to shoot some flames your way. Me, I'll be busy contributing positively to people that deserve it. And, btw, I am having a good day, thanks muchly.
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