Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Webmin Question - was Print to cups printer from Windows?

2008-12-17 Thread Eric Martin
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:13:28 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > >> But back onto your original question. Webmin is a problem that cannot >> be fixed. It needs to have root priviledges, the root password needs to >> go over the wire to the webmin http server, and to the best o

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Webmin Question - was Print to cups printer from Windows?

2008-12-17 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:13:28 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > But back onto your original question. Webmin is a problem that cannot > be fixed. It needs to have root priviledges, the root password needs to > go over the wire to the webmin http server, and to the best of my > knowledge is not subject

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Webmin Question - was Print to cups printer from Windows?

2008-12-17 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: > On Wednesday 17 December 2008, Dale wrote: > >> Mark Knecht wrote: >> > > >> I know I had webmin installed for a long time but rarely used it. I >> just couldn't remember if I used it for setting up printing from windoze >> or not. >> > > A friend is running webmin on

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Webmin Question - was Print to cups printer from Windows?

2008-12-17 Thread Mark Knecht
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Wednesday 17 December 2008 22:30:55 Mark Knecht wrote: >> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Alan McKinnon > wrote: >> > On Wednesday 17 December 2008 20:59:54 Mick wrote: >> >> On Wednesday 17 December 2008, Dale wrote: >> >> > Mark Knech

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Webmin Question - was Print to cups printer from Windows?

2008-12-17 Thread Etaoin Shrdlu
On Wednesday 17 December 2008, 23:13, Alan McKinnon wrote: > But back onto your original question. Webmin is a problem that cannot > be fixed. It needs to have root priviledges, the root password needs > to go over the wire to the webmin http server, True, although all the webmin installations I'

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Webmin Question - was Print to cups printer from Windows?

2008-12-17 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Wednesday 17 December 2008 22:30:55 Mark Knecht wrote: > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > On Wednesday 17 December 2008 20:59:54 Mick wrote: > >> On Wednesday 17 December 2008, Dale wrote: > >> > Mark Knecht wrote: > >> > > >> > I know I had webmin installed for a lon

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Webmin Question - was Print to cups printer from Windows?

2008-12-17 Thread Mark Knecht
On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Wednesday 17 December 2008 20:59:54 Mick wrote: >> On Wednesday 17 December 2008, Dale wrote: >> > Mark Knecht wrote: >> > >> > I know I had webmin installed for a long time but rarely used it. I >> > just couldn't remember if I used it

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Webmin Question - was Print to cups printer from Windows?

2008-12-17 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Wednesday 17 December 2008 20:59:54 Mick wrote: > On Wednesday 17 December 2008, Dale wrote: > > Mark Knecht wrote: > > > > I know I had webmin installed for a long time but rarely used it. I > > just couldn't remember if I used it for setting up printing from windoze > > or not. > > A friend i

[gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Webmin Question - was Print to cups printer from Windows?

2008-12-17 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 17 December 2008, Dale wrote: > Mark Knecht wrote: > I know I had webmin installed for a long time but rarely used it. I > just couldn't remember if I used it for setting up printing from windoze > or not. A friend is running webmin on a server and it makes setting up some services