[cups.bugs] [LOW] STR #3067: State information belongs in /var/lib/cups, not /etc/cups

LaMont Jones lamont at mmjgroup.com
Wed Jan 21 08:36:14 PST 2009


On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 11:09:33AM -0800, Michael Sweet wrote:
>  Moreover, we do not want to
> separate the printer (and class, and scheduler) state from the
> corresponding configuration files, and users MUST be able to edit the
> configuration files manually as needed, which is the opposite of what the
> FHS says about /var/lib.

IOW, FHS is subordinate to the CUPS project.  Got it.

lamont





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