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On Monday 20 Jun 2011 02:46:42 Dale wrote: |
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> Mick wrote: |
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> > Perhaps I'm doing this wrong, but I can't change print settings from |
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> > within an application, e.g. using Okular, FF, etc. I cannot change from |
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> > colour to greyscale. |
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> > I can only change these settings if I login to http://localhost:631 and |
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> > change the printer default settings there. |
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> > Is this how it is meant to work - what are plain users meant to do? |
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> > PS. This is a networked printer. |
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> Are the users in the correct groups? Mine looks like this: |
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> root@fireball / # cat /etc/group | grep lp |
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> lp::7:lp,dale,dale2 |
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> lpadmin:x:106:dale |
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> root@fireball / # |
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> There could be other groups that are needed but checking those are a |
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> good idea too. |
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Thank you Dale, the lpadmin was missing. It seems I was being extra cautious |
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when I first set up cups on this machine a few years ago ... |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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