On Wednesday 04 April 2007 05:24, Carlos E. R. wrote: > The Tuesday 2007-04-03 at 21:17 -0400, Doug McGarrett wrote: > > > not tried, not interested ???? > > > > There are only three communications, and they did not seem helpful. > > Used Google: opensuse list archive lppasswd > > WHAT!!! > > > First: THIS is the list archive where you have to look: > > <http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse> > > And search there for the messages I told you by writer name. There is a > search feature. > > Read this: > > <http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:CUPS_in_a_Nutshell> > > it explains it all. > > > I am kind of desperate here. The XP machine may be down for the count, > > and the only thing sort of working is this Linux machine which I cannot > > print from, for no obvious reason--it was working fine, even tho only > > with the color printer, and all of a sudden, blooie! > > > > Is there anyone that anyone knows on eastern Long Island, NY that might > > be able to make this thing work? I suppose that I could wipe and > > reinstall, but I have about 4 MB of data--from this list--that I would > > like to keep, and no CD or DVD writer on the machine, and I'm a bit > > worried about trying to add one while everthing else is in flux. > > You do not listen. > > We already told you several times, several people, how to do it, you do > not listen. > > First, define a password as explained already. No, not even root can enter > without a new password for the printer: > > lppasswd -g sys -a some_admin_username > > Then, for instance, go to > > <http://localhost:631/ > > and simply tell your printer to print. Click, click. > > -- > Cheers, > Carlos E. R.
Well, I tried to input a new password. There was no indication that it didn't like it, but when I tried to make the printer output the protected files, it didn't recognise the password I had entered--6 aphlamerics, as requested, starting with a number and followed by 5 letters. Please somebody, tell me how to salvage this mess--in plain English, one step at a time. doug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
