Bug#1006727: cups-daemon: /etc/cups/cups-files.conf and SystemGroup

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Subject: Bug#1006727: cups-daemon: /etc/cups/cups-files.conf and SystemGroup
From: Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2022 17:06:18 +0000
Message-id: <[🔎] 03032022165923.2a89994da8dd@desktop.copernicus.org.uk>
Reply-to: Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>, 1006727@bugs.debian.org

Package: cups-daemon
Version: 2.4.1op1-1
Severity: normal
Tags: patch


When working as root it is not possible to add or remove a queue. The
error messgae is

  lpadmin: Forbidden

A solution is to add "root" to the SystemGroup line.

Regards,

Brian.

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