setup HP printer Deskjet 5740

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Ubuntu-6.06.1-LAMP-server-amd64


On adding HP printer, encountered problem on;

Starting with "//localhose:63/admin --> Enter username and password for "CUPS" at http://localhost:631

Tried root/"root password" and /satimis/"satimis password". Both did not work.

Please help. TIA


B.R.
satimis

[leonpmu]

You are going to have to add the user root to the admin group for cups so as root you must do the following (man it, I might be wrong on the switches) lppasswd -a -g sys root (if you want to make root the admin for cups)
and then enter the password you want to use, then restart cups, and you shold be able to login as root to manage cups

[satimis]

Hi leonpmu,

Tks for your advice.

You are going to have to add the user root to the admin group for cups so as root you must do the following (man it, I might be wrong on the switches) lppasswd -a -g sys root (if you want to make root the admin for cups)
and then enter the password you want to use, then restart cups, and you shold be able to login as root to manage cups
Sorry I forgot mentioning this is a network printer.


Starting with "//localhose:63/admin --> Device for HP_Printer (Device:AppSocket/HP JetDirect) --> Device URI for HP_Printer (socket://hostname) --> Enter username and password for "CUPS" at http://localhost:631

$ cat /etc/cups/cupsd.conf

LogLevel warning

# Administrator user group...
SystemGroup lpadmin

BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow @LOCAL
BrowseAddress @LOCAL

# Default authentication type, when authentication is required...
DefaultAuthType Basic

# Restrict access to the server...
<Location />
Order allow,deny
Allow localhost
Allow @LOCAL
</Location>

# Restrict access to the admin pages...
<Location /admin>
Order allow,deny
Allow localhost
</Location>

# Restrict access to configuration files...
<Location /admin/conf>
AuthType Basic
Require user @SYSTEM
Order allow,deny
Allow localhost
</Location>

# Set the default printer/job policies...
<Policy default>
# Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an adminstrator...
<Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>

# All administration operations require an adminstrator to authenticate...
<Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Set-Printer-Attributes Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Add-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs CUPS-Set-Default>
AuthType Basic
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>

# Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a job...
<Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>

<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>

# Include files in /etc/cups/conf.d
Include /etc/cups/cups.d/ports.conf
Include /etc/cups/cups.d/browse.conf

#
#
ServerAdmin satimis@localhost


$ cat /etc/cups/cups.d/ports.conf

Listen 127.0.0.1:631 # existing loopback Listen
#Listen localhost:631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock # existing socket Listen
Listen 192.168.10.250:631 # Listen on the LAN interface, Port 631 (IPP)

I need to have the printer setup locally, not remotely

Tks


B.R.
satimis