Bug#825383: marked as done (/usr/share/hplip/doctor.py: hp-doctor will not accept sudo password and there is no root account)
Your message dated Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:26:41 +0100
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and subject line Re: Bug#960593: hplip: Requires login as root instead of as user
has caused the Debian Bug report #960593,
regarding /usr/share/hplip/doctor.py: hp-doctor will not accept sudo password and there is no root account
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- To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
- Subject: /usr/share/hplip/doctor.py: hp-doctor will not accept sudo password and there is no root account
- From: Mike <mikelojones22@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 10:37:58 -0400
- Message-id: <20160526143758.1726.13645.reportbug@mountaingem.lan>
Package: hplip-data
Version: 3.14.6-1
Severity: important
File: /usr/share/hplip/doctor.py
Dear Maintainer,
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* What led up to the situation?
I tried to install an HP Printer for use on Debian.
* What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
ineffective)?
I ran 'hp-doctor' from the command line. hp-doctor asks for a "root password" to complete its task. But debian was installed with Sudo rights and a root account was never created (i.e., there technically is no root password). hp-doctor will not accept the Sudo password and keeps asking for a root password.
* What was the outcome of this action?
It is impossible to run hp-doctor and therefore is impossible to install a printer without technical know-how.
* What outcome did you expect instead?
I expected hp-doctor to run successfully with the Sudo password (as every other program on the computer does).
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.4
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages hplip-data depends on:
pn python:any <none>
ii xz-utils 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2+b3
hplip-data recommends no packages.
Versions of packages hplip-data suggests:
ii hplip 3.14.6-1+b2
-- no debconf information
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- Subject: Re: Bug#960593: hplip: Requires login as root instead of as user
- From: Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 23:26:41 +0100
- Message-id: <11042021231830.8439682db5d7@desktop.copernicus.org.uk>
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forwarded 960593 https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1745834
reassign 825383 hplip
merge 825383 960593
thanks
On Thu 14 May 2020 at 13:28:01 +0200, Otyugh wrote:
> Package: hplip
> Version: 3.18.12+dfsg0-2
> Severity: minor
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> By default, the script asking for root priviledge in hplip ("/usr/share/hplip/base/password.py")
> asks for root privilege only. Most debian user use "sudo" and this behaviour is as easy to fix :
> sed -ri "s|^( +'debian': ')su(',)|\1sudo\2|" "/usr/share/hplip/base/password.py"
>
> If you don't do that, people who did not set up a root password (ie. installing though calamares
> or via a preseed jumping this step) will get stuck.
>
> I recognize it's not a proper fix, one should check if sudo binary exist and just use it or use su
> instead... If I did know a tiny bit of python I'd attach a patch :(
>
> The bug I'm talking about is already repported upstream there 3 YEARS AGO
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1660361>
This looks distinctly similar to #825383. It is not a Debian bug and
upstream HPLIP have had at least 3 years to produce a solution. Hence
closing. Please feel free to get in touch with upstream.
Regards,
Brian.
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