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Kenshi Muto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> At Wed, 27 Apr 2005 22:59:25 +0100,
> Roger Leigh wrote:
>> Package: cupsys
>> Version: 1.1.23-10
>> Severity: important
>>
>> The permissions on /usr/share/cups/model are strange compared with the
>> other files in /usr/share/cups:
>
>> The change isn't necessarily /wrong/, but if PPDs are installed from a
>> .deb, the setgid bit will be ignored. In this case the PPDs are
>> generated in the postinst, which is why the group ownership changes.
>> I can change by script to check for gid=lpadmin, but it's then no longer
>> distribution-agnostic. If there's no good reason for the current
>> ownership and permissions, please could you change it back to
>> root:root 0755? Thanks.
>
> Well, this change was taken from Ubuntu patch, for:
> 'allow lpadmin users to add printer drivers'.
>
> But hmm, OK, it hurts other packages... I'll disable this feature.
> Please wait next upload (maybe I'll do it till next weekend).
I've now modified the update script to check for gid==lpadmin, so
there's no need to change it.
If lpadmin should be able to add printers, it might be worth thinking
about extending the lpadmin group ownership to other parts of the
system.
Regards,
Roger
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