https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=395885
Bug ID: 395885
Summary: Printer Settings should be saved under user profile,
not global CUPS configuration
Product: print-manager
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: dantt...@gmail.com
Reporter: docampo.an...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
I found print-manager usage pretty hostile with non-privileged users (i.e.:
users who doesn't know the root password or have sudo powers). When that kind
of user tries to modify any setting (since quality of the print to its own
default printer), is prompted to enter the root credentials (or sudo
credentials, as far as I could test) because the changes are saved on
/etc/cups/printers.conf instead on ~/.cups/ which I think would be a better
place to save user settings.
You can imagine how frustrating must be for that user to select the same
printer each and every time he or she wants to print, or trying to change the
quality of the print.
Saving the settings on /etc would also difficult several other actions on
corporative scenarios, like roaming profiles or multi-seat computers.
So I ask for print-manager to save the settings under user's home. We will kill
two birds with one stone: user wouldn't be prompted to enter root's credentials
(you can still configure cupsd.conf to control who can modify the settings you
want) and it will let set per user configurations.
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