On 4/14/08, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Monday 14 April 2008, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > On Sunday 13 April 2008, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> > > This is the second in a series of at least 3 cries for help, each on
> > > a separate sub-part of my goal of making sense of cups, lpd and
> > > Windows Vista.
> > >
> > > I'm trying to use webmin to look at CUPS administration.
> >
> > I would not recommend this route, as I do not trust Webmin to not
> > obliterate my various configs. The CUPS front end is much better, it is
> > found on the CUPS server at port 631 from your browser. If memory
> > serves, your regular root password should work just fine
>
>
> It's been some years now and can't remember if webmin has its own root
> account
> (different from the OS root account).  Have you tried login with root as
> the
> username and your normal user passwd?
>
> I also can't remember what the CUPS interface was on webmin, but what Alan
> suggests above has always worked for me (once I manage to get the right
> path
> for the printer).


The 631 port is working for me.  What's odd is that I cannot get the stalled
jobs to
print.  This evening I'll turn debugging on and try again.  Info to
follow...

++ kevin




-- 
Kevin O'Gorman, PhD

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