fc6 - kcontrol - add a printer

[Anne Wilson]

On Tuesday 07 November 2006 16:05, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-11-06 at 21:05 -0500, Mail List wrote:
> > On Monday 06 November 2006 03:25, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > > On Sunday 05 November 2006 23:45, Mail List wrote:
> > > >     Fully updated - start control center (kcontrol) - printers -
> > > > administrator - add printer
> >
> >  ...
> >
> > > > Unable to change printer properties. Error received from manager:
> > > > client-error-not-found.
> > >
> > > Try using the cups interface - 'localhost:631' in a browser.  You have
> > > to click on the administration tab first to log in as root, but it
> > > should be straightforward after that - unless system-config- printer
> > > still has a problem and has screwed things up.
> > >
> > > Anne
>
> This is a minor point but you do not have to click on the administration
> tab first. What ever you try to do, when root privileges are needed you
> will be asked to log in as root.
>
That must be new, then.  I've been using the interface for years, and am so 
used to doing it first I never tried without.

Anne
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