[ale] Removing Remote Printers in Ubuntu

[BBBB]

Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On Mon January 26 2009, BBBB wrote:
>   
>> My Gnome, Printer configuration - localhost
>> is littered with remote printers from days gone by.
>> I can not figure out how to delete these printers. My delete button
>> turns grey when I go into remote printers.
>> I suspect I need root access? Google has failed me.
>> Someone on this list knows the answer.
>>     
>
> is your user in the lp system?
> DESCRIPTION
>        lppasswd  adds,  changes, or deletes passwords in the CUPS digest 
> pass‐
>        word file, passwd.md5. When run by a normal user, lppasswd will  prompt
>        for  the  old  and new passwords.  When run by the super-user, lppasswd
>        can add new accounts (-a username),  change  existing  accounts  
> (user‐
>        name),  or  delete  accounts (-x username) in the digest password file.
>        Digest usernames do not have to match local UNIX usernames.
>   
I added my username with lppasswd but no joy even after logout and then 
full restart.

I am using the gnome gui. Is there something else I should be using?
I am not a master of the CLI but am willing to give it a go.

Thanks,
Bradley