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Make a safe copy of the file "/etc/profile" e.g.: | Make a safe copy of the file "/etc/profile" e.g.: | ||
| − | + | cp /etc/profile /etc/profile.orig | |
Fire up your favourite editor and edit "/etc/profile" and add the following two lines: | Fire up your favourite editor and edit "/etc/profile" and add the following two lines: | ||
| − | + | CUPS_SERVER=cups.imm.dtu.dk | |
| − | + | export CUPS_SERVER | |
It is important that there are no white spaces before or after the '=' in the first line. | It is important that there are no white spaces before or after the '=' in the first line. | ||
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Make a safe copy of the file ~/.profile : | Make a safe copy of the file ~/.profile : | ||
| − | + | cp ~/.profile ~/.profile.orig | |
Open the file ~/.profile in your favourite editor and add the following two lines at the end of the file: | Open the file ~/.profile in your favourite editor and add the following two lines at the end of the file: | ||
| − | + | CUPS_SERVER=cups.imm.dtu.dk | |
| − | + | export CUPS_SERVER | |
Log out of the system and log in again. The system can now see all available printers. | Log out of the system and log in again. The system can now see all available printers. | ||
If you get a dialogue box about authorization failed containing fields to enter username and password, DO NOT enter your password as it is not required and it sent unencrypted over the network. Just click "OK" and everything will be fine. | If you get a dialogue box about authorization failed containing fields to enter username and password, DO NOT enter your password as it is not required and it sent unencrypted over the network. Just click "OK" and everything will be fine. | ||
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[[Category:How do I...]] | [[Category:How do I...]] | ||
[[Category:Print]] | [[Category:Print]] | ||
Revision as of 17:19, 11 June 2012
System wide solution (have root access)
You need root privileges in order to configure this and the change will apply for all users of the computer
Make a safe copy of the file "/etc/profile" e.g.:
cp /etc/profile /etc/profile.orig
Fire up your favourite editor and edit "/etc/profile" and add the following two lines:
CUPS_SERVER=cups.imm.dtu.dk export CUPS_SERVER
It is important that there are no white spaces before or after the '=' in the first line.
Reboot the computer. After the computer is rebooted you should now how a list of printers to use. For more information abount the printers have look here.
If you get a dialogue box about authorization failed containing fields to enter username and password, DO NOT enter your password as it is not required and it sent unencrypted over the network. Just click "OK" and everything will be fine.
User only solution (no root access)
Here root access is not needed. The change will only take effect for the user logged in.
Make a safe copy of the file ~/.profile :
cp ~/.profile ~/.profile.orig
Open the file ~/.profile in your favourite editor and add the following two lines at the end of the file:
CUPS_SERVER=cups.imm.dtu.dk export CUPS_SERVER
Log out of the system and log in again. The system can now see all available printers.
If you get a dialogue box about authorization failed containing fields to enter username and password, DO NOT enter your password as it is not required and it sent unencrypted over the network. Just click "OK" and everything will be fine.
