On Sat, 06 May 2006, Joe Braddock wrote: > Having directions on how to enable the cups web-admin is not the same as > having a graphical tool already enabled. I have no problem with using > cups web-admin however, if I understand the previous discussion, it > requires either a) enabling a root account or b) adding a back-door > security hole. Neither seem to be good options.
I installed an Xubuntu desktop (Dapper Beta) in a lab this week, and ran into the adding printers problem. I installed gnome-cups-manager, but on running it (from xfce) the cursor twirled endlessly with no progress. I tried browsing to port 631, and while adding a printer there, it prompted me for a username/password. There is no root password on the system, and I used mine, as admin. The printer was successfully added. So perhaps that hole has been plugged ? The transitionary nature of dapper at the moment might have contributed to the non-functioning of gnome-cups-manager. Cheers, Andy! -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
