** Description changed:

  In Ubuntu 13.10 I can't add printers from the commandline. For example
  when I use the following command as root:
  
  lpadmin -p i44hpneu -m "drv:///hpcups.drv/hp-laserjet_4250-pcl3.ppd" -D
  "xxx" -L "xxx" -E -v socket://my-printer-url
  
  Then the printer i44hpneu is created but it does not work. Another
  symptom is that no /etc/cups/ppd/i44hpneu.ppd file is created. The
  model/driver is listed in "lpinfo -m", so the printer-driver-hpcups
  package appears to have installed correctly. Adding printers from the
  GUI or the cups webpage is working. Ubuntu version 13.04 and earlier
  work too.
  
  (I'm mainting around 20 linux PCs so automating printer installation
  from the commandline is a very convenient tool as I can prepare scripts
  to do all the setup).
  
+ [Impact]
+ 
+ Very important feature for administrators of print servers, especially
+ head-less servers are not working, causing major problems for the admin:
+ 
+ 1. Setting up print queues with "lpadmin", specifying the PPD/driver
+ with the "-m" option does not work, leading to a raw queue.
+ 
+ 2. Setting up printers with the web interface of CUPS
+ (http://localhost:631/) does not work.
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ 
+ Run the command
+ 
+ lpadmin -p test -E -v file:/dev/null -m drv:///sample.drv/laserjet.ppd
+ 
+ This should create a print queue with the generic LaserJet PPD (PCL 5e
+ printer). The PPD should be in /etc/cups/ppd/test.ppd.
+ 
+ What you get is a raw queue without the PPD.
+ 
+ The proposed package fixes this. The same command correctly creates a
+ print queue with PPD.
+ 
+ [Regression Potential]
+ 
+ Very low, as only a few lines are modified in the code for lpadmin and
+ for the appropriate part of the web interface. The CUPS daemon and the
+ CUPS library are not modified.
+ 
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: cups 1.7.0~rc1-0ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Nov  6 15:55:40 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-13 (266 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  Lpstat:
-  device for i44canon: socket://i44canon.info.uni-karlsruhe.de
-  device for i44hp201: socket://i44hp201.info.uni-karlsruhe.de
-  device for i44hp4250: socket://i44hp4250.info.uni-karlsruhe.de
-  device for i44hpneu: socket://i44hpneu.info.uni-karlsruhe.de
-  device for PDF: cups-pdf:/
+  device for i44canon: socket://i44canon.info.uni-karlsruhe.de
+  device for i44hp201: socket://i44hp201.info.uni-karlsruhe.de
+  device for i44hp4250: socket://i44hp4250.info.uni-karlsruhe.de
+  device for i44hpneu: socket://i44hpneu.info.uni-karlsruhe.de
+  device for PDF: cups-pdf:/
  MachineType: FUJITSU ESPRIMO P910
  MarkForUpload: True
  Papersize: a4
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=en_US
-  TERM=xterm
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANGUAGE=en_US
+  TERM=xterm
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic 
root=UUID=0de5b9f6-e317-48be-83f8-90ee01c66888 ro quiet splash
  SourcePackage: cups
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-11-05 (0 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/17/2012
  dmi.bios.vendor: FUJITSU // American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: V4.6.5.3 R1.19.0 for D3162-A1x
  dmi.board.name: D3162-A1
  dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU
  dmi.board.version: S26361-D3162-A1
  dmi.chassis.type: 6
  dmi.chassis.vendor: FUJITSU
  dmi.chassis.version: C$PXW6
  dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnFUJITSU//AmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV4.6.5.3R1.19.0forD3162-A1x:bd12/17/2012:svnFUJITSU:pnESPRIMOP910:pvr:rvnFUJITSU:rnD3162-A1:rvrS26361-D3162-A1:cvnFUJITSU:ct6:cvrC$PXW6:
  dmi.product.name: ESPRIMO P910
  dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU

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