Am Wed, 05 May 2004 21:36:01 +0200 schrieb "Ulrich Fürst" <kde-liste@vr-web.de>: > Robert Packer wrote: > > HI, > > > > I've been trying to add a printer, actually I've tried to install two > > different printers and get the same error. When I go to the Add Printer > > wizard and I choose a driver to use from the list provided in the driver > > selection window and click next I get the error: > > > > Unable to load the requested driver: > > Unable to create the Foomatic driver > > [whichEverDriverIChoose]. Either that driver does not exist, or you don't have > > the required permissions to perform that operation. > > Sorry for asking but are you root or do you try that as a user? > AFAIK you have to add printer as root. Sure it's like that in cups. KDE Printing Manager asks for root password. You can add printers as a user, if you enter the root password. Are you as a user part of the group "lp"? --- dekkker -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GMD d+ s:+ a C++ UL P L+++ W++ N+ K- w- O- PS++ PE- PGP++ t 5++ X+ R+++ tv+ b++ DI++ D++ G++ e++ h r++ z++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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