USB printer only available to root
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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cups (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: software-center
I expect to be able to print via usb from my Gnome desktop logged in as 'john'.
However my printer does not show up.
When I open a terminal console, I do....
john@beeblebrox:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0461:4d15 Primax Electronics, Ltd Dell Optical Mouse
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 413c:8103 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 350 Bluetooth
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 413c:a005 Dell Computer Corp. Internal 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
john@beeblebrox:~$ su -
Password:
root@beeblebrox:~# lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0461:4d15 Primax Electronics, Ltd Dell Optical Mouse
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 413c:8103 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 350 Bluetooth
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0924:3d60 Xerox
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 413c:a005 Dell Computer Corp. Internal 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Check out the 'Xerox' entry which only shows up when logged in as root.
Other info:
* Description: Ubuntu 9.10
* Release: 9.10
* updated to the latest pathlevel
Finally.. I did a Vaniilla install and reproduced this problem instantly before the first patches arrived and after the Vanilla install was fully patched.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jan 19 16:17:48 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: software-center 1.0.2
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: software-center
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686
affects: | ubuntu → cups (Ubuntu) |
This does not affect software-center. Removing package assignment.