scp-dbus-service.py won't stop making symlinks in /tmp
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| system-config-printer (Ubuntu) |
Expired
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
douglas@kip:~$ ls -al /tmp
total 776
drwxrwxrwt 11 root root 311296 Aug 13 22:37 .
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Aug 13 01:11 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:23 5028d5b139823 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:23 5028d5b13991e -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:23 5028d5b63d404 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:24 5028d5c0995b4 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:24 5028d5c0996c1 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:24 5028d5c53f8b4 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:24 5028d5cf3d59e -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:24 5028d5cf3d6d3 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:24 5028d5d441983 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:24 5028d5de3f5b6 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:24 5028d5de3f6ac -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:24 5028d5e356e6b -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:24 5028d5ed41547 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:24 5028d5ed41756 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:24 5028d5f245913 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:25 5028d5fc4353a -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:25 5028d5fc43612 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:25 5028d60147aec -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:25 5028d60b45553 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:25 5028d60b45667 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:25 5028d61048ea4 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:25 5028d61a475b8 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:25 5028d61a477c6 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:25 5028d61f4b287 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:25 5028d62949020 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:25 5028d629490ec -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:25 5028d62e4eaef -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:26 5028d6384b307 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:26 5028d6384b424 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:26 5028d63d4f917 -> /etc/cups/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 douglas douglas 41 Aug 13 22:26 5028d6474d4a1 -> /etc/cups/
...and so on. A new one every 5 seconds or so, for ever and ever.
The Brother-HL-2070N in question is a network printer, and is always there.
Version 1.3.8+20120201-
I have fixed the problem by uninstalling these packages.
| gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in system-config-printer (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in system-config-printer (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Expired |
Hello Douglas,
Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with the system-
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 1036132
and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.
Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu better.
G
[Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager]