Description of problem: If CUPS fails to bind to either tcp or udp ports it currently continues to operate in degraded mode. Request is to add a configuration option so that one can prefer to have CUPS exit with error rather than continue in degraded mode.
Reported upstream.
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Granting Devel ACK. Read ya, Phil
Created attachment 310824 [details] cups-fatalerrors.patch Here is the patch I've submitted upstream.
Created attachment 310831 [details] cups-fatalerrors.patch Fixed patch.
cups-1.3.9-1.fc9 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 9. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/cups-1.3.9-1.fc9
cups-1.3.9-1.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2009-0201.html