[kde-linux] System -> Printing doesn't work.

[Anne Wilson]

On Saturday 21 February 2009 10:13:27 James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Saturday 21 February 2009 08:57:13 James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> >  > I have almost finished installing CUPS and now I wonder if it was
> >  >
> >  > necessary, but I will have to figure that out after this issue.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > When I start: "System -> Printing" the dialog opens with the options
> >  >
> >  > grayed out. I know exactly what the problem is, it needs to run with
> >  > SU
> >  >
> >  > privilege. But, how do I do this? I would expect that the KDESU dialog
> >  >
> >  > would pop up and ask me for the root password before it opens but this
> >  >
> >  > doesn't happen. Since this is a Python program, I can't simply set the
> >  >
> >  > SUID permission bit. I presume that others have this working so that
> >  >
> >  > there must be a way to do it.
> >
> > Open localhost:631 in a browser. Since you are about to set up printers
> > you need root authority, so you must go to the Administration page to
> > give the password. I think you will find it fairly self-explanatory
> > after that.
> >
> > Once set up you can control jobs from there if you need to (something
> > unprintable, sent to the wrong queue and blocking things, for instance)
> > but you will not need to very often. On the few occasions that you need
> > root authority you will be asked for the password.
>
> Been there done that.  However, I consider that I am doing software
> testing.
>
> The question is whether "System -> Printing" will work or if this is a
> bug that needs to be reported.

James, for the last time.  If something works for everyone but you, is that 
the definition of a bug?  Sorry, but I don't think so.  What exactly are you 
trying to do with 'System > Printing'?  Why can't you just install your 
printer under cups, let the kde printing system pick that up, then print 
normally?  It works for everyone else.

Anne
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