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I installed the cups package 1.4.3 through the puppy package Manager.

I now need to set up a printer and when I go through the cups setup wizard it requests a username and password. how do I get around this? Trying to setup a root password fails with:

sh-4.1# passwd root
passwd: pam_start() failed, error 26

Cups wizard worked before I installed the version on the puppy package manager. Can I restore the original package perhaps?

Thanks.

Dear bullterrier,

The cups password is woofwoof.

With kind regards,
vovchik

Thanks for the reply.

If woofwoof is the password. It dosn't work with "root" as the username.

What is the username?

bullterrier wrote:Thanks for the reply.

If woofwoof is the password. It dosn't work with "root" as the username.

What is the username?

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 808#424808

Thanks :

followed the instructions on the link and edited /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
I can now do anything in cups without needing a non-existent password.
I changed all the "AuthType" to "None" and Commented out "Require user" lines. I also changed the order to allow,deny.

AuthType None
#Require user @SYSTEM
Order allow,deny

I also commented out the following line.

# Administrator user group...
#SystemGroup lpadmin

I then rebooted. Just to be sure.

Woof Woof!