Re: [gentoo-user] Webmin not accepting root logins

[Mick]

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).

HTH.
-- 
Regards,
Mick