On Sunday 08 January 2006 08:22 am, Ken Schneider wrote:
As far as I'm concerned, the need for a CUPS admin should be turned off by default.
It is there for security reasons.
I've yet to have an adequate explanation for this. In a networked environment, sure, you want to restrict users' access to the printer queues. However, in a workstation setup you want to allow full access, IMO.
I had no problem the the four 9.2 systems I setup, you must have a syntax error somewhere. It does allow the same password. Cut and paste this: lppasswd -g sys -a root and use the system root password. Once again it does work.
That's the command I used (after I googled it since it wasn't exactly obvious) when I setup my systems. For example on my mother's 9.2 system, her root password is 'bluelady'. When I tried to use that for CUPS admin, it denied me. Hence, her CUPS root password is 'bluelady2'. Fortunately, they're both listed on a sticky note next to her monitor, so she can easily remember. -- kai www.perfectreign.com linux - genuine windows replacement part