On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 06:01:18PM +0100, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > hi, > I tried to add a printer using the localhost:631 cups interface, > but the root password was refused, as well as mine > To be sure that the provided password was valid, I reset it with the > passwd command. > can anybody explain that? > It has a been a while, but my recollection is that you add a normal user to the lpadmin group. Then by authenticating as that user you can administer through the web interface.
Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sánchez