Package: cups-pdf Version: 2.4.8-2 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable
the cups-pdf printer driver only works for root. when invoked by a user it produces no output in the ~/PDF directory as a regular user: $ lpr mozilla.ps $ ls -al ~/PDF total 24 drwx------ 2 jasen jasen 4096 2008-08-22 23:50 . drwxrwxr-x 141 jasen jasen 20480 2008-08-25 00:06 .. #cat /var/log/cups/cups-pdf_log Mon Aug 25 00:10:31 2008 [ERROR] failed to set file mode for PDF file (non fatal) (/home/jasen/PDF/mozilla.pdf) but the same ps file converts fine if printed by root. # mount /dev/sda5 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro) tmpfs on /lib/init/rw type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,mode=0755) proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) procbususb on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw) udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755) tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=620) /dev/sdb2 on /home type ext3 (rw) /dev/sda6 on /var type ext3 (rw) /dev/sda2 on /tmp type ext3 (rw,noexec) -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages cups-pdf depends on: ii cups 1.3.8-1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - ii cups-client 1.3.8-1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - ii ghostscript 8.62.dfsg.1-3 The GPL Ghostscript PostScript/PDF ii libc6 2.7-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libpaper-utils 1.1.23+nmu1 library for handling paper charact cups-pdf recommends no packages. Versions of packages cups-pdf suggests: pn system-config-printer-gnome | <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]