Login to CUPS via localhost:631

[Anonymous]

mail wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A simple problem is bugging me now for several days. Using SuSE9.1,X86_64 I am not able to log into cups server via root and
> http://localhost:631
> No matter what I do, I do not get access. I also have tried to follow some instructions from the SuSE website but also no luck.
>
> http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2004/03/jsmeix_print-einrichten-91.html
> http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/09/jsmeix_print-einrichten-90.html
>
> In addition to this, I also did some research on the net, but did not find anything.
> What user name and password is CUPS using?
> Is there a simple way to log in?

On some systems, like gentoo, user must be added to the group 'wheel', in
order to do 'su -l root'.   Could it be a similar problem ? Can you 'su' into root ?



>
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> Kind Regards,
> Norbert