CUPS password

[Sasha Tsykin]

Mike Kenny wrote:
> I want to set up a n/w printer within CUPS. When I select add it 
> requests an ID an password.
> I tried the following
> $ sudo lppasswd -a mike
> which first asked me for the sudo password and then to enter and 
> re-enter a password for mike. But CUPS on 631 will not accept this. I 
> tried
> $ sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys restart
> this executed with no errors. But I still can't get in to set up a 
> printer.
> two questions:
>
> 1. how do I set up a printer in Ubuntu/CUPS?
System => Administation => Printing. Double click on "Add Printer" and 
follow the prompts.
> 2. why has Ubuntu changed service names (e.g. network --> networking, 
> cupsd --> cupsys)? Not saying that they don't make sense, but if it 
> ain't broke, why fix it? Or is there more to these changes than I can see?
no idea.
>
> Mike

Sasha