mike wrote: > >lpr filename prompts for the user name and password. > >I guess I need to know how to get lpr to not require a password. > Since lpr never asked me for a password I don't really know what to do, but I wouldn't be surprised if the security section of /etc/cups/cups.conf has something to do with that:
------------ #<Location /printers/name> # # You may wish to limit access to printers and classes, either with Allow # and Deny lines, or by requiring a username and password. # ## Anonymous access (default) #AuthType None ## Require a username and password (Basic authentication) #AuthType Basic #AuthClass User ## Require a username and password (Digest/MD5 authentication) #AuthType Digest #AuthClass User ## Restrict access to local domain #Order Deny,Allow #Deny From All #Allow From .mydomain.com #</Location> -------------- Andreas -- Prof. Dr. Andreas J. Guelzow Assoc. Prof of Mathematics Concordia University College of Alberta http://www.math.concordia.ab.ca/aguelzow
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