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cupsys package

  1. Bug #147551
  2. Comment #34

Comment 34 for bug 147551

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote : Re: [Bug 147551] Re: cups-pdf fails to generate file

Hi,

Sean Diggity O'Brien [2008-01-01 19:57 -0000]:
> ...and now the cups-pdf printer saves PDFs to the ~/Desktop folder.
> Thanks labinnsw for the (temporary?) solution. Does anyone know if
> setting cupsd to "complain mode" is unwise for any reason? I don't have
> any expertise on this issue.

That'll work of course, but cupsys is a pretty big attack vector for
security vulnerabilities, especially if you export printers to the
local network. If you are in a home network with a trusted local
ethernet, or just use it locally with trusted users on your box, you
can disable it without worrying a lot.