#1 Yesterday 02:28:28

bushy3

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[SOLVED] Unable to install a printer

Original Subject:

Unable to install a printer on a new install, CUPS permission issue

carbon-1-260211-amd64.hybrid.iso recently installed on an ASUS laptop I5 w/16g ram.

I only have a user name and password, I do not have a root password.
After I go through the process of identifying the printer and click to save it, firefox opens a webpage for cups, localhost:631.  CUPS asks for my credentials then states I don't have insufficient rights.

I have a username and password but no a root password.

What can I do?

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Last edited by Sector11 (Today 00:27:03)

bushy3

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to install a printer

I discovered how to resolve my CUPS issue by adding myself to lpadmin group.
I don't know how to mark my post as SOLVED.

Last edited by bushy3 (Yesterday 03:29:58)

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Miss Grace Jones

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to install a printer

Sounds like I should mark this [SOLVED]?

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johnraff

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to install a printer

I don't know how to mark my post as SOLVED.

For future reference: click "Edit" under the first post of this topic. You'll be able to edit the Subject line.

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bushy3

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to install a printer

I did that before I posted that I didn't know how to do it.  When I clicked edit and clicked on the original subject line keystrokes weren't accepted.  In other words.  I could not type on the subject line.  It was like I didn't have sufficient rights to edit the subject line.

I could type in the text body but not the subject line.  Should that have been an ability for me, if so, any idea why my keystrokes didn't work?

marens

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to install a printer

^ Have you tried editing the first post (#1) here?

If so, then there is a bug in the forum software or you are using browser add-ons such as NoScript or uMatrix.

Temporarily disable them so that the forum software scripts can run.
Then use the reload button in the browser to refresh the web page.

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to install a printer

When I clicked edit and clicked on the original subject line keystrokes weren't accepted.  In other words.  I could not type on the subject line.

I could input a space and two characters before keystrokes were no longer accepted.

@johnraff - is there a character limit to the subject line?

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johnraff

nullglob

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to install a printer

^Yes, there is a character limit - I have run into it in the past.
That's probably what @bushy3 hit - it is quite a long title.

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Re: [SOLVED] Unable to install a printer

Edited first post!

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