Public bug reported: I don't consider this an expected behavior. Printing works nonetheless.
ps -efw | grep cups shows: root 6288 1 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd -F lp 6294 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6295 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6296 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6297 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6298 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6299 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6300 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6301 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6302 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6303 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6304 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6305 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6306 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6307 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6308 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6309 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6310 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6311 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6312 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6313 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6314 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6315 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6316 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6317 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6318 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6319 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6320 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6321 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6322 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6323 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6324 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6325 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6326 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6327 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6328 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6329 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6330 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6331 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6332 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6333 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6334 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6335 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6336 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6337 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6338 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6339 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6340 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6341 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6342 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6343 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6344 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6345 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6346 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6347 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6348 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6349 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6350 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6351 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6352 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6353 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6354 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6355 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6356 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6357 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6358 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6359 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6360 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6361 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6362 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6363 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6364 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6365 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6366 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6367 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6368 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6369 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6370 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6371 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6372 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6373 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6374 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6375 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6376 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6377 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6378 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6379 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6380 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6381 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6382 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6383 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6384 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6385 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6386 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// lp 6387 6288 0 20:16 ? 00:00:00 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: cups 1.5.2-8bzr2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Mar 26 20:25:25 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120117) Lpstat: device for HP-1022n: hp:/net/HP_LaserJet_1022n?zc=laserjet MachineType: LENOVO 74553XG Papersize: a4 PpdFiles: HP-1022n: HP LaserJet 1022n Foomatic/foo2zjs-z1 (recommended) ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-20-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg_hostname.1-lv_root ro quiet splash acpi_backlight=vendor vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: cups UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2010-05-06 (690 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 05/16/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 6DET70WW (3.20 ) dmi.board.name: 74553XG dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6DET70WW(3.20):bd05/16/2011:svnLENOVO:pn74553XG:pvrThinkPadX200:rvnLENOVO:rn74553XG:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 74553XG dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X200 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO ** Affects: cups (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/965569 Title: cupsd spawns 94 instances of /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus:// To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/965569/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs