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Bug#517461: [Pkg-cups-devel] Bug#517461: cups: USB backend permission problem, printing fails



reassign 517461 kcontrol
severity grave
thanks

Hello Zoltan,

PELLER Zoltan [2009-02-27 22:52 +0100]:
> Then I've tried to compare the two cupsd.conf files, but they differ quite a lot,
> many options missing from the old config compared to the new one. Finally I
> tried to change the "Group" parameter from "lpadmin" to "lp". cupsd restart,
> and immediately all works fine with permission 660. kcontrol printer installer
> shows the local printer, and printing is possible. This "Group" parameter 
> doesn't appear in the old config file, and don't know what its default value is.

This is indeed a bug in kcontrol. Group "lpadmin" is wrong! What it
probably means is 'SystemGroup "lpadmin"'. If Group is not "lp" (the
default), then you will get permissions problems.

Thanks,

Martin

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Martin Pitt                        | http://www.piware.de
Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com)  | Debian Developer  (www.debian.org)

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