On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 6:50 PM, n2xssvv.g02gfr12930 <n2xssvv.g02gfr12930@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 06/13/2012 02:44 PM, valent.turkovic@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Why is Administrator type account being asked for root pasword when > accessing printer settings? > > Is there some user group I need to be part of? Do I need to edit some > system files? Are there some PolicyKit options that need to be edited? > How? > > Here are screenshots for printer dialog and user account: > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/184632/printer-root.png > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/184632/user-valent.png > > If you know how please share how you managed to do it, because it is > driving me nuts, if I'm not mistaken this is the same issue that Linus > Torvalds vented regarding same issue on OpenSuse - > https://plus.google.com/102150693225130002912/posts/1vyfmNCYpi5 > > Thanks in advance, > Valent. > > Quite simply. if more than one user is using the said computer then > determining who has access > to what resources may be important, and printers are considered a resource. > I can understand your > frustration, but if other people with access to your computer with another > account use your printer > resources without permission I suspect you'd eventually get annoyed. It > amounts to be careful what > you wish for. > > Regards > > cpp4ever I'm single user on my laptop, and this user is part of "Administrator" group. This is not the answer to this question, you missed the point. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
