Le 02/03/05 Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit notamment: > On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 10:02:28 -0400, Arran Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > On a side note, this problem would be a little less severe if I could >> > > restart the printer without being root. Can anyone provide a hint for >> > > that? >> > >> > use sudo perhaps? >> > >> >> At the risk of making a fool of myself (because I've never actually used >> sudo), I don't think that applies. >> >> In my case, anyone can browse to http://localhost:631/ and see things. >> You click "Printers" and it shows the printer to be "Stopped". So you >> click "Start Printer" and the browser pops up with a username/password >> prompt. The only account that seems to work for this is root's. >> >> Not only is this annoying, it doesn't seem Linux-like to collect the >> root password in such a way. Is there a group that I'm supposed to add >> users to so they can admin CUPS? >> >> Anyhoo, I've now officially hijacked the thread. Remember, the original >> poster was really looking for a solution to why CUPS stopped the printer >> in the first place. >> > > Not a hijack if the original author agrees. Seems ot me that you've > got it more or less right in my case also. As root all I did was tell > the printer to start. I'd like it if a user could do the same. Maybe the online administrator manual could help: http://localhost:631/sam.html#RemoteRoot
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