[Klug-general] Re: Cups - Admin Password

[Margot]

Ritchie Fraser wrote:
> On Thursday 23 June 2005 00:38, Ritchie Fraser wrote:
> 
>>All,
>>
>>I'm afraid I've been a numb-nuts and forgotten my admin password to allow
>>me to administer CUPS locally. How can I reset this? Which User does CUPS
>>use (is it lp?).
>>
>>I am trying to add/configure a printer via the CUPS web interface and it is
>>requesting a username and password. I've supplied all of the combinations
>>of root / lp and possible passwords and still cant gain access. This is
>>really frustrating, I knew the username/passsword just a couple of weeks
>>ago and now I seem to have forgot it.
>>
>>All pointers, hints or just instruction IS appreciated.
>>
>>Yours
>>
>>Ritchie
> 
> 
> What a womble I'm being just lately. Forgot to say: HP compaq nc6000 laptop, 
> 256Mb Memory, 30Gb HDD, SuSE 9.1
> 
> Old age and failing memory is racing upon my already feeble braincell ;-)
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> Ritchie
> 
I've never used SuSE, so things may be different, but for 
Mandrake/Mandriva all Cups admin is done by root - so the username is 
root and the password is the root password. Have you tried that combination?

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