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Old 10-08-2005, 08:33 PM   #1
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Printer Manager


What package do I have to install to manage printers?

This is a kubuntu desktop installed on top of a "ubuntu server" installation.
 
Old 10-08-2005, 09:05 PM   #2
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CUPS (Common Unix Printing System).
 
Old 10-08-2005, 09:13 PM   #3
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It's already installed. But how can i set up a printer?
 
Old 10-08-2005, 09:39 PM   #4
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Use the lpadmin command. Sorry - I've only done it once and didn't record exactly what I did to add the printer except that comand - do "man lpadmin" for help on how to use the command. As I recall it was fairly easy once I reviewed the man page.
 
Old 10-08-2005, 09:49 PM   #5
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If you prefer a graphical user interface, point your favourite web browser to http://localhost:631 and follow the prompts to set up a printer.

I think there should also be a printer set up tool in one of the system settings menus.

I hope this helps
--Ian
 
Old 10-08-2005, 10:31 PM   #6
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Well.. there's a web service available from cups.... but I can't authenticathe the user. Thied with root and my mortal user... none worked. What user/password is it?
 
Old 10-09-2005, 09:12 PM   #7
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It should work with root - you may need to set a root password.

Enter the following command:
Code:
sudo passwd root
And set a root password.

As I mentioned earlier, there is a Printer Setup tool - In the System - Administration - Printing. You can use your users password to set up a printer using this tool.

I hope this helps
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Old 10-10-2005, 08:44 PM   #8
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According to the web location, admin tasks have been disabled for security. In red text across the top of the page it says where to go in the system panel to administer to the printer.

Why they chose red text on a brown background is beyond me. I tried every login there before I saw that red text.
 
Old 10-10-2005, 09:08 PM   #9
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Go to this location is your browser. http://localhost:631/sam.html#13_2 It tells you how to change the settings. When it tells you restart CUPS, I couldn't get it using the methods it used. My program was in /etc/init.d/cupsys
So I restarted by typing


Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys restart
I hope this helps.

Also, you'll want to go to the end of the file, E- Troubleshooting Common Problems.

Last edited by brandon14u2; 10-10-2005 at 09:09 PM.
 
Old 10-10-2005, 09:15 PM   #10
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I used the lppasswd program to add a user account to perform the administration. I was using SuSE linux.

Whether using YaST or www.localhost:631 web interface, I needed to supply this user and password when the cups requester came up. This was because in my version of cups, it runs as user lp instead of root for security reasons.

So first, I would su to root or use 'kdesu konqueror' to bring up a browser as root. (This is to allow write permission to the files changed in /etc). When cups requested a username/password, I entered the info entered when using 'lppassword -a user' command.
 
  


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