An additional point: When I give the command gksudo system-config-printer
I get a different, more familiar window requesting my password before the system displays the Printer configuration window. I type my password and can then make all the changes I like to the printers without supplying a password again. -- [gutsy tribe 5] a user with sudo privileges cannot change printer settings https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/138776 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs