[SOLVED] system-config-printer dont open a window in Debian 11 when started from a terminal; HowTo?

floppy_stuttgart · 01-28-2023, 02:52 PM

in a root terminal, a window dont open
system-config-printer

Code:

Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
(system-config-printer.py:11192): Gtk-WARNING **: 21:47:48.049: cannot open display:

Any advice how to open the window is welcome.

michaelk · 01-28-2023, 03:06 PM

Try starting the application as your regular user and see if a password prompt is displayed.

floppy_stuttgart · 01-29-2023, 09:12 AM

Thanks.
In a standard user, It open a new window.
(= root user dont work; but a standard user when a root pw is then given during the printer install).
Topic closed.