Bug#1008053: cups-client: lpoptions as root doesn't update /etc/cups/lpoptions

[Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>]

forwarded 1008053 https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/issues/454
thanks



On Mon 21 Mar 2022 at 17:04:52 +0200, Yair Yarom wrote:

> Package: cups-client
> Version: 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u1huji
> Severity: normal
> Tags: patch
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> Running lpoptions as root (e.g. "lpoptions -d mafil") should update
> /etc/cups/lpoptions to be the defaults for all users (at least it was in the
> past and still claim to do so in the manual). But instead it tries to update
> /root/.cups/lpoptions.
> 
> Attached is a patch to fix it (to actually check the uid instead of home).

Thank you for your report, Yair. I observe the same as you do on cups
2.4.2-1+b1, so have forwarded the bug upstream.

Regards,

Brian.