printer (HP DeskJet 932C)

[Michael Havens]

maybe I spoke too soon.......
could I just 'useradd cups'? it is actually a site that needs to be accessed:

      CUPS at localhost.localdomain

as you most likely know.
the dialog window says:

	You need to supply a username and password to access this site.

On Saturday 23 December 2006 6:51 pm, Michael Havens wrote:
> I use mepis. It was before ubuntu but I think they've adopted ubuntu since
> root's password doesn't work (unless I'm entering the wrong user name).
>
> Uh-ohhhhhhhh...... entering into shadow group? I know what you are talking
> about but entering it is beyond me. My skills are lacking!
>
> On Saturday 23 December 2006 8:30 am, chip33az at netscape.net wrote:
> > If you are using Ubuntu, you have to add the user, cups (or cupsys) to
> > the shadow group and then restart CUPS.
> >
> > Debian should allow you to use the root account.
>
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