This bug was fixed in the package cups - 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8
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cups (2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.8) jammy; urgency=medium
* The "lpoptions" utility, when run as root was writing into the file
/root/.cups/lpoptions instread of /etc/cups/lpoptions. System software
should never write into /root/ (LP: #2052925).
-- Till Kamppeter <[email protected]> Wed, 14 Feb 2023 14:10:00
+0100
** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu Jammy)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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Title:
lpoptions -d as root
Status in cups package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in cups source package in Jammy:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Copied from https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/issues/454
Yair Yarom submitted Debian bug 1008053 and observed that running
lpoptions as root does not update /etc/cups/lpoptions but
/root/.cups/lpoptions.
Running lpoptions as root (e.g. "lpoptions -d HP-OfficeJet") should
update /etc/cups/lpoptions to be the defaults for all users. But
instead it tries to update /root/.cups/lpoptions.
This has been fixed upstream in cups, in debian sid, and mantic.
Proposing to add this change in jammy and older (still supported)
series as well.
The fix is a one line change in
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/pull/456
Thanks.
1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or
System -> About Ubuntu
ubuntu@jammy-vm:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
Release: 22.04
2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy
pkgname' or by checking in Software Center
ubuntu@jammy-vm:~$ apt-cache policy cups
cups:
Installed: 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7
Candidate: 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7
Version table:
*** 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.7 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security/main amd64
Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
3) What you expected to happen:
root@jammy-vm:~# lpstat -p
printer HP-Officejet-Pro-8710 is idle. enabled since Thu 01 Feb 2024
03:17:49 PM UTC
root@jammy-vm:~#
root@jammy-vm:~# lpoptions -d HP-Officejet-Pro-8710
copies=1 device-uri=lpd://10.20.135.153:515/PASSTHRU finishings=3
job-cancel-after=10800 job-hold-until=no-hold job-priority=50
job-sheets=none,none marker-change-time=0 number-up=1 print-color-mode=color
printer-commands=none printer-info=HP-Officejet-Pro-8710
printer-is-accepting-jobs=true printer-is-shared=true
printer-is-temporary=false printer-location printer-make-and-model='HP
Officejet Pro 8710, hpcups 3.21.12' printer-state=3
printer-state-change-time=1706800669 printer-state-reasons=none
printer-type=4124
printer-uri-supported=ipp://localhost/printers/HP-Officejet-Pro-8710
root@jammy-vm:~#
root@jammy-vm:~# cat /etc/cups/lpoptions
Default HP-Officejet-Pro-8710
root@jammy-vm:~#
root@jammy-vm:~# cat /root/.cups/lpoptions
cat: /etc/cups/lpoptions: No such file or directory
root@jammy-vm:~#
4) What happened instead:
root@jammy-vm:~# lpstat -p
printer HP-Officejet-Pro-8710 is idle. enabled since Thu 01 Feb 2024
03:17:49 PM UTC
root@jammy-vm:~#
root@jammy-vm:~# lpoptions -d HP-Officejet-Pro-8710
copies=1 device-uri=lpd://10.20.135.153:515/PASSTHRU finishings=3
job-cancel-after=10800 job-hold-until=no-hold job-priority=50
job-sheets=none,none marker-change-time=0 number-up=1 print-color-mode=color
printer-commands=none printer-info=HP-Officejet-Pro-8710
printer-is-accepting-jobs=true printer-is-shared=true
printer-is-temporary=false printer-location printer-make-and-model='HP
Officejet Pro 8710, hpcups 3.21.12' printer-state=3
printer-state-change-time=1706800669 printer-state-reasons=none
printer-type=4124
printer-uri-supported=ipp://localhost/printers/HP-Officejet-Pro-8710
root@jammy-vm:~#
root@jammy-vm:~# cat /etc/cups/lpoptions
cat: /etc/cups/lpoptions: No such file or directory
root@jammy-vm:~#
root@jammy-vm:~# cat /root/.cups/lpoptions
Default HP-Officejet-Pro-8710
root@jammy-vm:~#
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