Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: cupsys
This happens on my two boxes: one was upgraded from feisty, the other
is a fresh gutsy install.
When any user (included in lpadmin group, and every other available in
users-admin, FWIW) tries to change any config in the printer (say,
resolution) the user is greeted with a password prompt (not gksu) saying
"password for $user in localhost". Since the user's password is never
accepted, I assume this is supposed to login directly into CUPS, not
passwd/shadow. Never works.
The first user (the one created during the install), however, is not
greeted for password, and can automatically change any config available
there. I assume the user created at installation is the CUPS's root
user, but I thought adding other users to some group (say, lpadmin, or
whatever) should grant them permission to manage CUPS as well. That
seems not to be the case.
I think users should be aware if they can or cannot set printer options,
and if not, they shouldn't be offered options they can't choose from.
** Affects: cupsys (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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[gutsy] only the first user created can change configs
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/164701
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