Thanks! I've just installed it on one of my Xenial servers for testing... I'll let you know how it goes...
Cheers! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1747765 Title: PreserveJobHistory and PreserveJobLog do not respect numeric input as outlined in the docs Status in cups package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in cups source package in Xenial: Fix Released Status in cups source package in Bionic: Fix Released Status in cups source package in Cosmic: Fix Released Status in cups source package in Disco: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] The documentation allows the following types of arguments for the PreserveJobHistory parameter: PreserveJobHistory Yes PreserveJobHistory No PreserveJobHistory seconds The value in seconds is treated in the same as 'No' resulting in immediate removing of jobs from history, while it is supposed to save it for <seconds>. [Test Case] 1. Set PreserveJobHistory to 30. Set LogLevel to debug. 2. Schedule a job for printing. 3. Check the error_log. 4. Set PreserveJobHistory to No. Repeat 2-3. 5. Set PreserveJobHistory to Yes. Repeat 2-3. Expected result (for PreserveJobHistory values): 30: Job is save for at least 30 seconds. No: Job is removed right after processing. Yes: Job is never removed. Actual results (for PreserveJobHistory values): 30: Job is immediately removed from history. No: Job is removed right after processing. Yes: Job is never removed. [Regression Potential] * With the fix the jobs will be saved longer than before, so in tight conditions (low disk space) and heavy workload it may affect memory/disk space consumption and lead to running out of free space in worst case. [Other Info] * Original bug description: 1) Ubuntu Release Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS Release: 16.04 2) Version of the package cups: Installed: 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.3 Candidate: 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.3 Version table: *** 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.3 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 3) What I expected to happen: from man cupsd.conf PreserveJobFiles Yes PreserveJobFiles No PreserveJobFiles seconds Specifies whether job files (documents) are preserved after a job is printed. If a numeric value is specified, job files are preserved for the indicated number of seconds after printing. The default is "86400" (preserve 1 day). PreserveJobHistory Yes PreserveJobHistory No PreserveJobHistory seconds Specifies whether the job history is preserved after a job is printed. If a numeric value is specified, the job history is preserved for the indicated number of seconds after printing. If "Yes", the job history is preserved until the MaxJobs limit is reached. The default is "Yes". 4) What happens instead.... If I put the following directives in cupsd.conf the job files and history are deleted immediately. PreserveJobFiles 604800 PreserveJobHistory 604800 Debug log showing history being purged: d [06/Feb/2018:15:11:59 -0600] cupsdCheckJobs: 0 active jobs, sleeping=0, ac-power=-1, reload=0, curtime=1517951519 d [06/Feb/2018:15:11:59 -0600] cupsdCleanJobs: MaxJobs=100, JobHistory=604800, JobFiles=604800 D [06/Feb/2018:15:11:59 -0600] [Job 106] Removing from history. D [06/Feb/2018:15:11:59 -0600] [Job 106] Unloading... To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1747765/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp