Pete Theisen wrote: > Pete Theisen wrote: > >> Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: >> >>> Pete Theisen wrote: >>> >> Hi Leland! >> >> >>>> they ask for a password to cups. I used root and >>>> my root password and that wasn't it. What else could it be? >>>> >>>> >>> I'm using the Gnome desktop, and when required to authenticate for >>> access to system configurations, I get a dialog that includes: >>> >>> Authenticating as "root" >>> >>> Does the dialog you get indicate which user is being asked to authenticate? >>> >> No, dammit. I thus have no idea what they want. I am updating it with >> the Synaptic Package Manager and I will try again after it gets done >> futzing around. >> > > Three hours later it is still futzing around? How long does it take? > I'm watching a movie, "The Company", on blu-ray DVD. It could take some time to do the updates, depending on your download/connection speed, and how many package need to be updated to bring your Linux install current. I'll check back later.
Regards,
LelandJ
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