Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 246027
Printer operation policy not set on service start / restart / reload
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:12:08 EST
Description of problem: When the CUPS service is started or restarted or reloaded printer operation policies are not set (they are left 'default'). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1.2.7 How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. service cups restart / start / reload 2. lpadmin -p myprinter -o printer-op-policy=foo 3. Policy takes affect. 4. service cups restart / start / reload 5. Policy for myprinter was reset to 'default' Actual results: Unlike the report in CUPS STR #2319 a reload does *not* preserve or loads printer operation policies. Expected results: Additional info: This script, placed in /etc/init.d/cups, can workaround this. while read tag printer; do [[ "$tag" != "<Printer" ]] && continue printer=${printer%>} while read tag value; do [[ "$tag" == "</Printer>" ]] && break [[ "$tag" != "OpPolicy" ]] && continue echo "lpadmin -p $printer -o printer-op-policy=$value" lpadmin -p $printer -o printer-op-policy=$value done done < /etc/cups/printers.conf
*** Bug 246029 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Please try the current update: yum update 'cups*' Do you still see that behaviour?
Hi Tim, Did that: # yum list "cups*" Loading "installonlyn" plugin Setting up repositories Reading repository metadata in from local files Installed Packages cups.i386 1:1.2.10-7.fc6 installed cups-libs.i386 1:1.2.10-7.fc6 installed cups-lpd.i386 1:1.2.10-7.fc6 installed cups-pdf.i386 2.4.6-1.fc6 installed Available Packages cups-devel.i386 1:1.2.10-7.fc6 updates I still see the same behaviour. Regards, Opher Shachar.
Sounds like your /etc/cups/printers.conf file has the wrong SELinux context. What does this command say?: /sbin/restorecon -v /etc/cups/printers.conf and does the policy "stick" afterwards?
Hi Tim, To begin with my system has SELinux set to Permissive mode. Non the less, I ran the command /sbin/restorecon -v /etc/cups/printers.conf - got no output. Also, ls -Z /etc/cups/printers.conf says this: (didn't check before the restorecon command) -rw------- root lp root:object_r:cupsd_rw_etc_t /etc/cups/printers.conf Still, the problem persists. Regards, Opher Shachar.
After running: lpadmin -p myprinter -o printer-op-policy=foo what does your /etc/cups/printers.conf file say the policy is for that printer? I'm trying to work out if the change makes it to disk, or if it only remains in memory.
Hi Tim, The change is written immediately to the file. Also, in my original comment in step 5 I meant that CUPS *acts as if* the policy is 'default' - the file /etc/cups/printers.conf always says the policy is 'foo'. Regards, Opher Shachar.
Hi Tim, I've updated to cups 1.2.12 and as far as I can see it solved this issue. Regards, Opher.
Great.