[cups.general] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer server-error-internal-error: Unable to copy PPD file!

[Adam Tauno Williams]

What does this mean?
D [06/Jun/2007:21:14:53 -0400] cupsdAuthorize: username="root"
D [06/Jun/2007:21:14:53 -0400] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer
ipp://localhost/printers/brtps
D [06/Jun/2007:21:14:53 -0400] copy_model: Running "cups-driverd cat
hp_LaserJet_4200_Series.ppd.gz"...
D [06/Jun/2007:21:14:53 -0400] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer
server-error-internal-error: Unable to copy PPD file!
D [06/Jun/2007:21:14:53 -0400] cupsdProcessIPPRequest: 8 status_code=500
(server-error-internal-error)
D [06/Jun/2007:21:14:53 -0400] PID 2733
(/usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-driverd) exited with no errors.
D [06/Jun/2007:21:14:53 -0400] cupsdCloseClient: 8

Since I've been having problems with CUPS 1.2.4 I decided trying the
latest release (1.2.11) would be worth a shot [CentOS5].  Building the
RPMS with rpmbuild -ta... was no problem.  Then upgrading the packages
went smoothly and all the existing printers seem to work.

But when I try to add a printer it gets to the last step where I pick a
model and then fails with "Unable to copy PPD file!"

I assume it is some path problem, but the messages don't give one much
to go on.

The file "p_LaserJet_4200_Series.ppd.gz" does exist
in /usr/share/cups/model/foomatic-db-ppds/HP/mono_laser/.
-- 
Adam Tauno Williams, Network & Systems Administrator
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