Request for root password from add network printer, dialog???

[Nils Kassube]

Jay Ridgley wrote:
> > > I have a system I just created, things were going smoothly until
> > > I attempted to add a network printer. The dialog asks for root
> > > password and I have not been able to get around it. What is the
> > > solution?

> Perhaps I did not make myself clear, the request is for USER root and
> the password for ROOT. I am logged in as myself (with sudo
> privileges). I am running 10.04.2 LTS, if that helps.

IIRC, the password dialog is a box where you can change the user. Enter 
your own login name as user and your own password.


Nils