There is a similar (related?) issue with setting printer preference via the "Properties" dialog box in gnome-cups-manager.
When opening the "Properties" dialog box, the preferences which are shown reflect choices recorded in /etc/cups/printers.conf (or so it seems). That is, the system-wide prefs are shown. But when a normal user uses the dialog to change preferences, the per-user preferences are changed, and recorded in ~/.cups/lpoptions. The result is that user preferences appear not to stick. To reproduce this: 1. Launch gnome-cups-manager as a user. 2. Select a printer, and select "Properties". 3. Change a property and close the dialog. 4. Open the Properties dialog and observe that it does not reflect the change you made in step 3. 5. Do "less ~/.cups/lpotions" to see that the preference you recorded in step 3 is reflected in change to this file. -- root privileges needed to set default printer https://launchpad.net/bugs/41304 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
