Re: KDE: Network printer, root only

[Tina I <tinaweb@bestemselv.com>]

Florian Kulzer wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 22:27:28 +0200, Tina I wrote:
>   
> > Hello list,
> >
> > I have set up a printer server using CUPS. It seem to be functioning
> > OK. But I have a strange problem with the KDE client. The printer is
> > only visible/ available for root.  Even in Kcontrol I can only see
> > it in admin mode.
> >
> > I have added the user to the lp/ lpadmin groups but that made no
> > difference. For the life of me I can not figure out what's wrong. I
> > did the same thing in Etch with no problem but this time in Lenny it
> > just doesn't work.
> >     
>
> Can you connect to the CUPS web frontend at "http://localhost:631"; using
> the browser of your choice as your normal user? If so, can you print a
> test page? Do you get a pop-up window asking for a username and a
> password at any point while trying this?
>
>   
Guss I wasn't very clear. The server is a dedicated printer server and 
the client is on a different machine on the network. Anyway, I 
re-installed Cups and it  started working. No idea what happened.

Thanks anyway :)
Tina