Who are you replying to? And I thought we were done with this self-belittling posting. On Apr 28, 2014, at 11:05 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > Can I preform from a group id check with lp now? No rush I am a loser. > > > From: pj.world at hotmail.com > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 23:01:39 -0500 > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Add the 'saned' user to 'lp' group. > > After the command is inputed into the bash terminal nothing changed as I can see with my eyes. What can I look for to make certain 'it worked' > > > > > > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:15:29 -0500 > > From: tclug at freakzilla.com > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Add the 'saned' user to 'lp' group. > > > > sudo usermod -G lp saned > > > > > > > > On Mon, 28 Apr 2014, paul g wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have a print server setup on a home network and the print server is > > > running linux-mint-maya 13 with mate desktop. > > > I have xsane setup and it scans properly over the network also > > > Re-reading the article in the link posted below I came across post #4 in the > > > article. > > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1519201&highlight=setup+xsane > > > Post#4 > > > Stating 'Updated the guide as the sane daemon can be used without running as > > > root by simply adding the saned user to the lp group (which is naturally > > > better for security). ' > > > > > > How can I perform this step easily is it really very necessary? > > > I am just not understanding how to properly add 'the saned user' to the 'lp' > > > group? <-------is it meaning 'saned user' is the admin labeled on the print > > > server? So literally just tick' the admin user name as it shows up in 'lp'? > > > Well that is already ticked. > > > > > > I have enclosed 2 attachments of the screenshots taken from the admins Mate > > > Desktop. > > > I apologize for not knowing more I am a Noob. > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20140428/baa5a2eb/attachment.html>