[kde3.5.5] kprinter "connection to cups server failed" SOLVED

[Liz Young]

On Thursday 12 October 2006 08:02, Liz Young wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> "Unable to retrieve the printer list.  Error message received from
> manager:

Lame to be answering my own post, but it's already in Launchpad

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/kdebase/+bug/65665

"...changing the cups server from localhost to 127.0.0.1 in the print 
configuration dialog of kprinter fixes the problem (system options => 
cups server => host). No more connection errors..."

Yep, that works.  No goat sacrificed. :-)