Re: printers

[mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com>]

On 2018-12-13 20:43, basti wrote:
> On 13.12.18 20:44, mick crane wrote:
> > I think I must be getting elderly
> > I have a debian buster PC that works as a print server. I can send 
> > files
> > to it from windows and I can print from it by typing
> > "lpr filename"
> > I think I set it up with the cups web interface.
> >
> > I have another debian buster PC that I sometimes fiddle about on and 
> > I'd
> > like to type on that.
> > "lpr filename"
> > I don't want the cups sever on it just to print
> is the cups server runing on IP 10.0.0.107 ?
> what does "ss -tulpen | grep 631" say?

yes cups server 107

:~$ ss -tulpen | grep 631
udp    UNCONN   0        0                 0.0.0.0:631            
0.0.0.0:*      ino:17297 sk:1 <->
tcp    LISTEN   0        5               127.0.0.1:631            
0.0.0.0:*      ino:17288 sk:c <->
tcp    LISTEN   0        5                   [::1]:631               
[::]:*      ino:17287 sk:13 v6only:1 <->

> > I typed
> > "lpadmin -U mick -h http://10.0.0.107:631 -d HP_LaserJet_4000_series"
> > hoping it might do something but says
> > "Unable to connect to server: No such file or directory"
>
> you can install cups-client on this machine an then create a file
> /etc/cups/client.conf like:
>
> ServerName 10.0.0.107

cups is there likely I haven't set anything up
> > I attempted to use the GUI from the desktop System/Print Settings 
> > where
> > I hoped I could put in sensible values but it says it is locked and 
> > ask
> > for authentication.
> > I put in the root password but it won't do anything
> > why might that be then ?
>
> is root in the lpamin group?

this was really my question, sometimes I just don't get these 
permissions. I thought root was access everywhere.


mick

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