Public bug reported:
Using printers.conf from an ansible module for fact collection, I noticed that a printer's MakeModel randomly disappears from printers.conf. The bug has already been fixed upstream and it's easy to backport: https://www.cups.org/pipermail/cups/2014-December/026601.html Attached is the same patch from the link, applied to the current sources in trusty (1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7). $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 $ apt-cache policy cups cups: Installed: 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7 Candidate: 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7 Version table: *** 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7 0 500 http://ar.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.7.2-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://ar.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: cups 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-83.127-generic 3.13.11-ckt35 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-83-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Apr 4 16:52:50 2016 Lpstat: device for q_other: socket://q_other device for q_other2: socket://q_other2 device for q_other3: socket://q_other3 Lspci: Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: unable to initialize libusb: -99 Papersize: a4 PpdFiles: q_other2: Generic PCL 3 Printer Foomatic/pcl3 (recommended) q_other: Generic PCL 3 Printer Foomatic/pcl3 (recommended) q_other3: Generic PCL 3 Printer Foomatic/pcl3 (recommended) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=es_AR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: root=/dev/xvda2 ro elevator=noop root=/dev/xvda1 ro SourcePackage: cups UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: cups (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cups trusty ** Patch added: "Upstream patch backported to 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1565982/+attachment/4623492/+files/makemodel.patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1565982 Title: MakeModel gets erased from printers.conf from time to time To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1565982/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
