Here's the output of ps -efH when the problem occurs: root 591878 591834 0 02:40 pts/0 00:00:00 sudo aptitude root 591899 591878 1 02:40 pts/0 00:00:21 aptitude root 613588 591899 4 02:56 pts/1 00:00:11 /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 19 --unpack --auto-deconfigure /var/cache/apt/archives/dmidecode_2.11+201203 root 617631 613588 0 02:58 pts/1 00:00:00 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/cups.postinst triggered /usr/share/c root 617639 617631 0 02:58 pts/1 00:00:00 /bin/sh /var/lib/dpkg/info/cups.postinst triggered /usr/share/cups/ppd-updaters root 617815 617639 0 02:58 pts/1 00:00:00 lpadmin -h /var/run/cups/cups.sock -p Deskjet-5740 -m drv:///hpcups.drv/hp-deskjet_5700.ppd
As you can see, this is the cups postinst when it's being triggered. -- brian m. carlson / brian with sandals: Houston, Texas, US +1 832 623 2791 | http://www.crustytoothpaste.net/~bmc | My opinion only OpenPGP: RSA v4 4096b: 88AC E9B2 9196 305B A994 7552 F1BA 225C 0223 B187
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