https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=499041
Bug ID: 499041
Summary: Administrator account can lock themselves out of
printer access
Classification: Applications
Product: systemsettings
Version: 6.2.5
Platform: Fedora RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: kcm_printer_manager
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: frafortune...@protonmail.com
CC: noeero...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Administrator account can lock themselves out of printer access by defining
another user as the allowed user for a printer and readding the printer as an
administrator does not work.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Log in as admin user
2. Have at least 1 printer set up.
3. go to settings -> printers -> open print queue -> configure -> banners
policies and allowed users -> allow these users to print -> type in a username
that is not the current user
4. Printer disappears from settings
5. Set up printer again
6. Printer disappears from settings
OBSERVED RESULT
The admin user can lock themselves out of being able to use a printer.
EXPECTED RESULT
The admin user can re-add themselves to the allowed users for a printer in some
way.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Bazzite 41
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.10.0
Qt Version: 6.8.1
Kernel Version: 6.12.9-203.bazzite.fc41.x86_64 (64-bit)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Logging into the secondary user the printer was specified under and deleting
specified user as only allowed user or adding admin user to allowed users makes
it so that disappearing printer is now visible from admin account.
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