I can confirm that Kevin Otte's workaround is working for me. No need to set an actual root password.
Also, I tested this on a different, clean beta install and did not experience the same behavior. This bug affects only my system upgraded from a previous release. -- cups asks for root password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/387970 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs