On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 02:22:39PM +0000, Camale??n wrote: > On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:30:06 +0000, T o n g wrote: > > > On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:59:10 +0000, Camaleón wrote: > > > >> Hum, indeed, that is the command suggested by CUPS for setting the > >> default printer: > >> > >> *** > >> http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/options.html > >> > >> Setting the Default Printer > >> > >> If you normally use a particular printer, you can tell CUPS to use it > >> by default using the lpoptions(1) command: > >> > >> lpoptions -d printer > > > > Anyone know how I can get rid of this lpoptions default printer and use > > system default? > Hum... I'm not sure what do you mean here by "system default" :-) > I always set the default printer from CUPS web interface and IIRC, you > need the root password for "delicate" tasks (like adding a new printer or > setting the default one). So, I guess these actions are kept as the > "default" (system wide settings) :-?
Does anyone know how to handle this _without_ root permissions? I see there is an 'lp' group and user. > >> But using CUPS web interface and set the default printer from there > >> should have the same effect. Didn't that work for you? :-? > > > > That's the first thing that I tried. but I got a 404 forbidden. Tried > > twice then gave up. > > You should investigate that point further, it is important to have a > working CUPS web interface as most of the common task rely on it. > > Greetings, > > -- > Camaleón > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.12.13.14.22...@gmail.com > -- Joel Roth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20101213181258.ga31...@sprite
