[Bug 653132] Re: "Add Printer" dialog requests root password if user is not in Configure Printers group

[Eric Anderson]

Ditto for package "gutenprint" although in this case ^c caused the dpkg
process to continue smoothly.

Setting up cups (1.7.2-0ubuntu1.1) ...
Updating PPD files for cups ...
Updating PPD files for foomatic-db-engine ...
Updating PPD files for openprinting-ppds ...
Updating PPD files for c2esp ...
Updating PPD files for foo2zjs-common ...
Updating PPD files for gutenprint ...
Password for root on localhost?
Updating PPD files for hpcups ...


** Also affects: gutenprint (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  "Add Printer" dialog requests root password if user is not in
  Configure Printers group

Status in “foomatic-db” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “gutenprint” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “python-cups” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “system-config-printer” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “python-cups” source package in Oneiric:
  Fix Released
Status in “system-config-printer” source package in Oneiric:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: system-config-printer

  If you go to System->Administration->Printing and try and add printers
  without being in the Configure Printers group, the applet asks for the
  root account and root password.

  This is obviously not workable on Ubuntu where root has "no" password
  and the ideal situation is to use [gk]sudo or so to elevate
  privileges.

  If the user is not in the Printers group then he should be asked to
  enter the administration (sudo) password and not try and be root if
  possible. If root account and permissions are required (i.e. sudo is
  not enough) then the dialog should notify the user that they should
  enable it in Users & Groups rather than asking for a password which
  does not exist by default.

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