package cups 1.3.9-2ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade:

[freethan]

Binary package hint: cups

Ubuntu 8.10,
the update manager showed the message :

chown: changing ownership of `/etc/cups/printers.conf': Operation not permitted
dpkg: error processing cups (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of cupsys:
 cupsys depends on cups; however:
  Package cups is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing cupsys (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

while trying to update cups

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: cups 1.3.9-2ubuntu7
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups 1.3.9-2ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade:
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

[freethan (freethan)]

Ok issue resolved!
/etc/cups/printers.conf could not be replaced / deleted etc due to the "i" [immutable] flag.

To see these attributes run :
sudo cd /etc/cups/ & lsattr

To change the attribute of printers.conf [while in the /etc/cups/ directory] type : chattr -i printers.conf
You can now overwrite it, delete it , move it etc.
Installation of cups updates now runs smoothly and updates properly.

Cheers

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Did you set the printers.conf file as immutable yourself and forgot about it then?
Can we close this bug?

[freethan (freethan)]

Hi, I don't recall manually editing the printers.conf file. I actually had no problems on earlier updates.
Anyway, yes you can close it , since the resolution of the issue with "chattr" I have encountered no errors.
Thank you for your follow-up
Regards,
Giorgos

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Closing then...