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Brett Ussher breusshe at hotmail.com
Thu Mar 5 08:13:26 PST 2009


> I am confused with CUPS - I ahve a hint from MacOSXhints which tells me how to share a USB printer between a Mac and a PC but when I "add a printer" in the CUPS Software, I am asked for a User ID and Password - where do I get these.  Sorry if the request seems stupid but that is the way that I am.
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> Thanks for any response to my email address.
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> Wal Glynn

Adding printers is a function users with admin access to CUPS.  For a Mac, I think the user account you login with is already in the appropriate group.  Therefore, at the prompt, try the login and password you use when starting up your Mac.




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