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Bug#425944: "cupsdCallPamAuthHelper" is a Debian bug!



Kurt Pfeifle <k1pfeifle@gmx.net> writes:

> @Debian's CUPS-Patchers: What about properly closing the pipes again
> your (seetuid root!) helper utility opened?
>
> I'm still failing to see where the printing and CUPS-related wisdom of
> the Debian packagers is superior to the one living in the brains of the
> CUPS upstream developers.

While I can't comment upon the quality of the patch in question, PAM
is used for systemwide authentication and authorisation for all
services on Debian systems, and this must include CUPS.


Regards,
Roger

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