USB printer only available to root

[jgoor]

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)
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: software-center 1.0.2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: software-center
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic i686

[Kiwinote (kiwinote)]

This does not affect software-center. Removing package assignment.

[Martin Kossick (hacktick)]

maybe user john is not in the "plugdev"-group?

[jgoor (john-goor-eu)]

User john *is* in the 'plugdev' group.

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hello Jgoor,
Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with cups. You made this bug report some time ago and Ubuntu and cups have been updated since then.

Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close the ticket?
If it is still a problem, are you still interested in finding a solution to this bug?
If you are, could you let us know and, in the current version, could you run the following (only once):
apport-collect 509702
and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu and cups better.
G

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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