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#16 Post by varadarajan »

# CUPS (formerly an acronym for Common Unix Printing System), a modular printing system for Unix-like computer operating systems, allows a computer to act as a print server. ...

# The Carnegie Mellon University Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory (CUPS) was established in the Spring of 2004 to bring together Carnegie Mellon University researchers working on a diverse set of projects related to understanding and improving the usability of privacy and security software ...

# Cups was one of several games invented in 1965 by father and son Arthur Amberstone and Wald Amberstone who were both cofounders of the New York Gamers Association (N.Y.G.A.). They also invented Power, and High Deck, a card game based on medieval society. ...

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#17 Post by ragaman »

You can just set the CUPS password by firing up RXVT console, then type the following:

passwd cupsys root (assuming you are running as root, otherwise, substitute "root" with your username.

You will be prompted for the new CUPS password. Type in the new password, confirm.

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