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

[gerhard]

On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 12:43 -0700, NoOp wrote:
> On 04/13/2007 11:45 AM, gerhard wrote:
> > On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 14:32 -0400, Rashkae wrote:
> >> 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.
> > 
> > # Cups configure options
> > 
> > # LOAD_LP_MODULE: enable/disable to load "lp" parallel printer driver
> > module
> > LOAD_LP_MODULE=yes
> > 
> > But the message cups server could not be contacted appears again and I
> > can not setup my printer
> > 
> >> 
> >> 
> > 
> > 
> 
> This might help:
> 
> http://easylinux.info/wiki/Ubuntu:Edgy#Print_Server_.28cupsd.29
> 
> sudo apt-get install cupsys*
> sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys restart
> 
> Then:
>  How to add a printer
> 
>     * Go to System -> Administration -> Printing.
>     * Choose "Add printer".
>     * "Add printer wizard" should start and tell you what to do.

Can not open sytem/admin/printing. If I can get it to work everything
will work
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