Sounds like a case of PAM authentication (but I'm still learning :-)
If your using 'sudo' then try just a regular 'su' session.
sometimes I have to type xhost +localhost to run RedHat admin tools from
an su'd terminal window. try...
$> xhost +localhost; /usr/bin/printtool &
also try using /usr/bin/control-panel as this will launch printool.
I hope you get it running because I've had awesome luck getting windows
shared printers working with the samba package :-) I'm currently using
an HP 2000c that sits on an NT trusted multi domain environment at work
and it works perfectly (after a little tweaking!).
If that doesn't work, try the RedHat specific newsgroups or search
deja.com. I always have great luck using these resources.
Happy learning!
Daniel
Beth Camero wrote:
>
> >What are you trying to do? Your kid prints from Windows to a printer
> >connected to where? Your Linux box? Or is it a network printer?
>
> The printer (HP Deskjet 820 Cse) is attached to my Windows machine. I am
> set up to share my printer, so my kid prints to it across the network. I'm
> sure there are better ways to do what I'm doing, but it works like this
> so..... I want the linux box to be able to do the same thing. Possible?
>
> And what do you suppose I'm doing wrong trying to run printtool if it tells
> me it can't bind something and then tells me I don't have $DISPLAY set up
> right?
> I don't know enough to do this, I suppose, but I can't seem to let it alone.
>
> Thanks -
> Beth
>
> PS: I love the sacbee website, you guys are really all over it.
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