Bug#909423: cups-browsed: Unusual behaviour with the default CreateIPPPrinterQueues

[Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>]

found 909423 1.21.4-4
thanks


On Mon 26 Nov 2018 at 20:34:10 +0000, Brian Potkin wrote:

> On Sun 23 Sep 2018 at 14:59:22 +0100, Brian Potkin wrote:
> 
> > Package: cups-browsed
> > Version: 1.21.2-1
> > Severity: minor
> > Tags: upstream
> > 
> > 
> > The default for CreateIPPPrinterQueues is "LocalOnly". All the lines for
> > the directive were commented out and cups-browsed restarted. AN IPP
> > printer on the network appears in the 'lpstat -a' output. A minute later
> > it disappears. A log is attached.
> > 
> > The IPP printer is not displayed at all after restarting cups-browsed
> > with "CreateIPPPrinterQueues LocalOnly" uncommented. Shouldn't the
> > default behave in the same way?
> 
> With cups-browsed 1.21.4-4 we have a change in behaviour. Having all
> lines for "CreateIPPPrinterQueues" commented out gives me what an
> uncommented "CreateIPPPrinterQueues Driverless" would give me. I do
> not mind that, but maybe this is not intended.

This is not observed on another couple of unstable installations or
(after some purging and reinstallation) on the initial installation
used. The original description of the issue stands.

Regards,

Brian.