[Gllug] Re: usb printing nightmare

Gary Pownall gary_pownall at hotmail.com
Fri Jul 22 15:00:16 UTC 2005


Hi Mark

Tried what you suggested but Ubuntu disables configurnig cups through web 
interface.  It keeps asking for username and password.  Obviously I've tried 
root and root's password but to no avail.

Many thanks for your efforts though, at least now I know about 
localhost:631.

Gary

>From: Mark Preston <mark at markpreston.co.uk>
>Reply-To: Greater London Linux User Group <gllug at gllug.org.uk>
>To: gllug at gllug.org.uk
>Subject: [Gllug] Re: usb printing nightmare
>Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:38:48 -0400
>
>Hi Gary,
>If you are running Cups then start apache (if this is installed) - 
>/etc/init.d/apache start should do it.
>Then fire up Mozilla and visit http://127.0.0.1:631 and you should be 
>presented with a web-page through which you can start to administer your 
>printer(s).
>Regards,
>Mark
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