cannot open system/admin/printing, cups errors, cups server could not be contacted...

[Rashkae]

Scott Lockwood wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 19:32 +0200, gerhard wrote:
>> If I go  sudo gedit /etc/default the file is empty
> 
> That's not a file. That's a directory. what does 'sudo
> gedit /etc/default/cupsys' tell you?
> 

Woa, don't do that..

try 'sudo less /etc/default/cupsys' instead.

If you do decide to use a GUI program, always use gksudo.

'gksudo /etc/default/cupsys'

It's something about sudo not changing your $HOME variable and messing
up your X authentication when you launch GUI programs.