Bug#814340: CUPS won't start at boot (systemd)

[Cédric Dufour - Idiap Research Institute <cedric.dufour@idiap.ch>]

Package: cups-daemon
Version: 1.7.5-11+deb8u1

Hello,

I have found that CUPS will not start at boot if the /var/spool/cups
directory contains no d* files (job files).
This is the case for a brand new CUPS installation or if
"PreserveJobFiles" is set to "No" in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf (eg. for large
campus print servers, where keeping job files would require a lot of
storage and may be the source of privacy issues).

The culprit appears to be /lib/systemd/system/cups.path.

If one changes:

    PathExistsGlob=/var/spool/cups/d*

To:

    PathExists=/var/spool/cups

(possible workaround/hack: touch /var/sppol/cups/d)

CUPS starts at boot as expected.

Thank you for considering this report.

Best regards,

Cédric

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Cédric Dufour @ Idiap Research Institute